Botswana at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
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Botswana
made its Paralympic Games
début at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
in Athens
. The country sent a single representative (Tshotlego Morama
) to compete in 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 to take gold.
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
made its Paralympic Games
Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...
début at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
. The country sent a single representative (Tshotlego Morama
Tshotlego Morama
Tshotlego Morama, born in Lethakane in 1987, is a Motswana Paralympic sprinter.Representing Botswana at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, she won gold in the women's 400m sprint in the T46 disability category, setting a new world record in the process, with a time of 55.99...
) to compete in 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 to take gold.
Athletics
Women| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Tshotlego Morama Tshotlego Morama Tshotlego Morama, born in Lethakane in 1987, is a Motswana Paralympic sprinter.Representing Botswana at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, she won gold in the women's 400m sprint in the T46 disability category, setting a new world record in the process, with a time of 55.99... |
T46 | 400 m Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics included 17 events for men and 15 events for women, in 5 disciplines. Athletes competed in one of four disability categories:*Blind or visually impaired athletes - Sport classes 11 to 13.... |
57.09 | 1 Q | 55.99 |  (WR) |
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