Botswana at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Botswana at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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| IOC code | BOT | ||||||||
| NOC | Botswana National Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 12 in 3 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Samantha Paxinos (opening) Khumiso Ikgopoleng (closing) |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Botswana competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
Botswana qualified two boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Ikgopoleng qualified in the bantamweight at the first African qualifying event. Batshegi qualified in the featherweight at the second African event.
Qualifiers for the latter rounds of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
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