Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...
made its
Paralympic Games début at the
2004 Summer Paralympics
)
, nations = 136
, athletes = 3,806
, events = 519 in 19 sports
, opening = 17 September
, closing = 28 September
, opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos
, cauldron = Georgios Toptsis
, stadium = Olympi ...
in
Athens
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. The country sent a single representative (
Tshotlego Morama) to compete in athletics. She set a world record and won a gold medal in the T46 women's 400m.
Team
Botswana made their Paralympic debut in Athens.
[Botswana at the Paralympics](_blank)
International Paralympic Committee The country sent a single representative,
Tshotlego Morama, to compete in athletics.
Athletics
Morama entered only the 400m sprint event, in the T46 category. She finished first of her heat, and, with a time of 57.09, was the only athlete to run under one minute in the heats. She ran the final in 55.99 seconds, setting a new
world record
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to take gold.
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See also
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Botswana at the Paralympics
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Botswana at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Botswana competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece
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References
External links
International Paralympic Committee
Nations at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
2004
Paralympics
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