# Botswana at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

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 | Karabo Sibanda | Athletics | Boys' 400 m | 23 August |
| Silver | Baboloki Thebe | Athletics | Boys' 200 m | 24 August |

## Athletics

Botswana qualified five athletes.
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)

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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.

### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Doubles

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

Botswana was given a quota to compete by the tripartite committee.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| 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 |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |

## Swimming

Botswana qualified one swimmer.

### Girls

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Naomi Ruele | 50 m backstroke | 29.86 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Naomi Ruele | 100 m backstroke | 1:05.98 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |