Tshotlego Morama
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Botswana
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| Paralympic athletics | ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2004 Athens | 400 m |
Tshotlego Morama, born in Lethakane in 1987,[1] 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.[2][3] She remains the only athlete ever to have represented Botswana at the Paralympics.[3]
Morama also won gold at the 2007 All-Africa Games, setting a new African record in the women's 200 metres.[4]
Morama was due to represent Botswana again at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing,[5] but ultimately did not compete,[3] having withdrawn prior to the Games due to injury.[6]
References
- ↑ "Morama sets sights at next Olympics", Botswana Press Agency, October 5, 2004
- ↑ IWAS website
- 1 2 3 Botswana at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ↑ "No Chance For Karate At BNSC Awards?", The Botswana Gazette
- ↑ "Tshotlego for Paralympics", Dailynews, Botswana government website, July 14, 2008
- ↑ "Botswna locked out of Paralympics", Mmegi, 5 September 2008
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