Botswana at the 2004 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:BOT
Npcname:Paralympic Association of Botswana
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:2004
Location:Athens
Competitors:1
Sports:1
Rank:57
Gold:1
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Botswana made its Paralympic Games début at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. The country sent a single representative (Tshotlego Morama) to compete in athletics. She set a world record and won a gold medal in the T46 women's 400m.

Team

Botswana made their Paralympic debut in Athens.[1] [2] The country sent a single representative, Tshotlego Morama, to compete in athletics.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. Morama entered only the 400m sprint event, in the T46 category. She finished first of her heat, and, with a time of 57.09, was the only athlete to run under one minute in the heats. She ran the final in 55.99 seconds, setting a new world record to take gold.

Women

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=BOT&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Botswana at the Paralympics
  2. Lauff . Jackie . 2007 . Developing Country Participation in International Disability Sport Competition: A Historical Perspective . Master's thesis . Norwegian School of Sport Sciences . March 18, 2023.