Botswana at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Botswana at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBOT
NOCBotswana National Olympic Committee
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors12 (10 men and 2 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Letsile Tebogo & Maxine Egner
Flag bearer (closing)Letsile Tebogo & Oratile Nowe
OfficialsOreeditse Marakakgoro (chef de mission)
Medals
Ranked 55th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Botswana competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's twelfth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Botswana National Olympic Committee appointed Oreeditse Marakakgoro as the nation's chef de mission for Paris 2024.[1]

Letsile Tebogo won Botswana's first ever Olympic gold medal after winning the men's 200 metres, also becoming the first African to win the title.[2]

  1. ^ "Shock as Marakakgoro is Named Chef De Mission for Team Botswana for 2024 Olympics". The Botswana Gazette. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Paris 2024: Letsile Tebogo stuns Noah Lyles to win men's 200 m gold - all results". Olympics. 8 August 2024.