Tshotlego Morama

Medal record
Competitor for  Botswana
Athletics (T46)
Paralympic Games
Gold 2004 Athens 400 m

Tshotlego Morama, born in Lethakane in 1987,[1] is a Motswana Paralympic sprinter.

Representing Botswana at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, she won gold in the women's 400m sprint in the T46 disability category, setting a new world record in the process, with a time of 55.99.[2][3] She remains the only athlete ever to have represented Botswana at the Paralympics.[4]

Morama also won gold at the 2007 All-Africa Games, setting a new African record in the women's 200 metres.[5]

Morama was due to represent Botswana again at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing,[6] but ultimately did not compete.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Morama sets sights at next Olympics", Botswana Press Agency, October 5, 2004
  2. ^ IWAS website
  3. ^ Botswana at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  4. ^ Botswana at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  5. ^ "No Chance For Karate At BNSC Awards?", The Botswana Gazette
  6. ^ "Tshotlego for Paralympics", Dailynews, Botswana government website, July 14, 2008
  7. ^ Botswana at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee