Botswana at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

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
Gold Silver Bronze Total
2
Summer Youth Olympics appearances

Botswana competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Sibanda, KaraboKarabo Sibanda Athletics Boys' 400 m 23 August
 Silver Thebe, BabolokiBaboloki Thebe Athletics Boys' 200 m 24 August

Athletics

Botswana 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 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Karabo Sibanda 400 m 47.43 4 Q 46.76 2nd, silver medalist(s)
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

Botswana 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  X Liang (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

Botswana 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 Cakmakli (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

Botswana 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

  1. ↑ "Number of Entries by NOC: Athletics". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "BWF Junior World Rankings: Girls' Singles". BWF. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "2014 YOG IJF Athlete List" (PDF). International Judo Federation. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Number of Entries by NOC: Swimming". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.


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