Botswana competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
| Botswana at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | BOT |
| NOC | Botswana National Olympic Committee |
| in Nanjing | |
| Competitors | 8 in 4 sports |
| Medals Ranked 61st |
|
| Summer Youth Olympics appearances | |
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Karabo Sibanda | Athletics | Boys' 400 m | 23 August |
| Silver |
Baboloki Thebe | Athletics | Boys' 200 m | 24 August |
Athletics
editBotswana qualified five athletes.[1]
Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)
- Boys
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Baboloki Thebe | 200 m | 20.99 | 2 Q | 21.20 |
|
| Karabo Sibanda | 400 m | 47.43 | 4 Q | 46.76 |
|
| Gorata Gabankitse | 800 m | 1:54.66 | 14 qB | 1:58.30 | 13 |
| Kagiso Kebatshwaretse | 3000 m | 8:45.33 PB | 13 qB | 8:39.38 PB | 13 |
- Girls
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Thandi Uerimuna | 800 m | 2:11.97 | 14 qB | 2:12.13 | 13 |
Badminton
editBotswana was given a quota to compete by the tripartite committee.[2]
- Singles
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Tessa Kabelo | Girls' Singles |  Liang XY (SIN)L 0 – 2 |
 A Demirbag (TUR)L 0 – 2 |
 G Kim (KOR)L 0 – 2 |
4 | Did not advance | |||
- Doubles
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
 Tessa Kabelo (BOT) Aditya Joshi (IND)
|
Mixed Doubles |  A Yamaguchi (JPN) R Sarsiekienov (UKR)L 0 – 2 |
 A Chen (NED) A Krapez (SLO)L 1 – 2 |
 M Mitsova (BUL) A Hussein (EGY)W 2 – 1 |
3 | Did not advance | |||
Judo
editBotswana was given a quota to compete by the tripartite committee.[3]
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Gavin Mogopa | Boys' -55 kg | O Karaca (TUR) L 0000 – 1000 |
Did not advance |  J Verstraeten (BEL)L 0000 – 1000 |
5 |
- Team
| Athletes | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Team Kano Melisa Çakmaklı (TUR) Salim Darukhi (TJK) Mariam Janashvili (GEO) Arso Milic (MNE) Gavin Mogopa (BOT) Elvismar Rodriguez (VEN) Stoyan Tarapanov (BUL) Tea Tintor (SRB)
|
Mixed Team |  Team Rouge (MIX)L 2 – 5 |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
Swimming
editBotswana qualified one swimmer.[4]
- Girls
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Naomi Ruele | 50 m backstroke | 29.86 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:05.98 | 29 | Did not advance | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Number of Entries by NOC: Athletics". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "BWF Junior World Rankings: Girls' Singles". BWF. 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "2014 YOG IJF Athlete List" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 18 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Number of Entries by NOC: Swimming". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.