Gilbert Khunwane is a male boxer

Boxing

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 from Botswana

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...

, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

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 in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the first round of the men's lightweight (– 60 kg) division by Mexico

Mexico

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's eventual bronze medalist Cristian Bejarano

Cristián Bejarano

Cristián Bejarano Benítez is a Mexican boxer, who won a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada...

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Khunwane won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

2002 Commonwealth Games

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 in Manchester

Manchester

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. He carried the flag for his native country at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics

Botswana at the 2000 Summer Olympics

-Athletics:Men's 400m* Johnson Kubisa*Round 1 — 46.97 Men's 800m* Glody Dube*Round 1 — 01:46.17*Semifinal — 01:44.70*Final — 01:46.24 Men's 4x400m Relay...

 in Sydney, Australia.