| Noc: | BOT |
| Nocname: | Botswana National Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Competitors: | 13 |
| Sports: | 4 |
| Flagbearer Close: | Anthony Pasela |
| Rank: | 86 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Botswana competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| Boxing | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 5 | 13 |
See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Botswana athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2] [3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Isaac Makwala | align=left rowspan=2 | 400 m | 44.86 | 1 Q | 44.59 | 3 q | 44.94 | 7 |
| Leungo Scotch | 45.32 | 4 q | 45.56 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Nijel Amos | 800 m | 1:45.04 | 1 Q | 2:38.49 | 8 q | 1:46.41 | 8 | |
| Isaac Makwala Bayapo Ndori Zibane Ngozi Baboloki Thebe | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:58.33 | 2 Q | 2:57.27 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Christine Botlogetswe | align=left rowspan=3 | 400 m | 53.99 =SB | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Galefele Moroko | 55.89 =SB | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Amantle Montsho | Did not advance | |||||||
See main article: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Botswana entered two boxers into the Olympic tournament for the first time since London 2012. Keamogetse Kenosi scored an outright semifinal victory to secure a spot in the women's flyweight division at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal.[4] Rajab Otukile Mahommed completed the nation's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from Africa in the men's flyweight division of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Rajab Mahommed | Men's flyweight | L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Keamogetse Kenosi | Women's featherweight | L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||||
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Botswana received a universality invitation from FINA to send a top-ranked male swimmer in his respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | James Freeman | Men's 200 m freestyle | 1:52.87 | 38 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 400 m freestyle | 4:03.10 | 35 | Did not advance | |||||
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Botswana entered one female weightlifter for the first time into the Olympic competition. Magdeline Moyengwa topped the list of weightlifters from Africa in the women's 59 kg category based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.