Thato Batshegi (born 27 April 1988) is an Olympic boxer from

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 Kal ...

.Thato Batshegi
2006 Commonwealth Games profile Batshegi competed at the

2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament The 2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held from 24 March to 29 March 2008 in Windhoek, Namibia. It was held at the Gymnasium Hall of the University of Namibia. Qualifying 28 teams participated in this tournament: Com ...

and the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 ( Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

. At the 2008 Olympic qualifying tournament, Batshegi lost to

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Nick Okoth Nicholas Okongo Okoth (born 3 March 1983) is a Kenyan amateur boxer. He fought at the 2008 Olympics as a featherweight after winning the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament. In Beijing he lost his debut to Arturo Santos Reyes ...

in the gold medal match, but still qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
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* 1988 births Living people Botswana male boxers Featherweight boxers Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Olympic boxers for Botswana Commonwealth Games competitors for Botswana {{Botswana-boxing-bio-stub