Let�s pick up the Rio pieces: Bravo Team BW

But the count still stands at one Olympic medal in 10 attempts since Botswana made a debut in Moscow 36 years ago. However, the medal count should not depress a hopeful nation as other bigger countries are still battling to break their Olympic duck.

Botswana has done relatively well compared to other more advanced countries with better economies and a larger population to pick talent from. There has been stinging criticism levelled against the team for failure to add to the one medal. Some of the criticism has been harsh, considering that the team recorded a number of new feats in Rio.