# Botswana at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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. It was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Isaac Makwala Bayapo Ndori Zibane Ngozi Baboloki Thebe | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | August 7 |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Boxing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 13 |

## Athletics

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):

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Isaac Makwala | 400 m | 44.86 | 1 Q | 44.59 | 3 q | 44.94 | 7 |
| Leungo Scotch | 400 m | 45.32 | 4 q | 45.56 | 5 | Did not advance | 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 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Christine Botlogetswe | 400 m | 53.99 =SB | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Galefele Moroko | 400 m | 55.89 =SB | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amantle Montsho | 400 m | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

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. 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 | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Rajab Mahommed | Men's flyweight | Martínez (COL) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Keamogetse Kenosi | Women's featherweight | Artingstall (GBR) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

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.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| James Freeman | Men's 200 m freestyle | 1:52.87 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| James Freeman | Men's 400 m freestyle | 4:03.10 | 35 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

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.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Magdeline Moyengwa | Women's –59 kg | 70 | 13 | 80 | DNF | 70 | DNF |