Botswana at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Botswana was scheduled to compete at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.[1]

Botswana at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeBOT
NPCParalympic Association of Botswana
in London
Competitors0 in 0 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances

The country had selected a single athlete, visually impaired runner Tshotlego Golden, who would take part in the men's 200m sprint (T13). However, Botswana was forced to withdraw at the last moment, mere hours before the opening ceremony, when the Botswana National Olympic Committee cancelled its financial support, citing "financial irregularities" in the national Paralympics body.[2][3]

These were the second consecutive Games in which Botswana had withdrawn at the last moment; in 2008, the country's sole athlete, defending champion sprinter Tshotlego Morama, was injured shortly before the Games began, and had to withdraw.[4]

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Men’s Track and Road Events
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Tshotlego Golden 200m T13 Withdrew from games

See also

References
  1. "Botswana - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  2. "Paralympics 2012: Malawi and Botswana withdraw teams", The Guardian, 30 August 2012
  3. "Paralympic athlete's participation botched" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Mmegi, 31 August 2012
  4. "Botswna locked out of Paralympics", Mmegi, 5 September 2008
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