Eighty women from 19 countries attended the championship. Modise lost at the semi-finals and lost again in a fight for the bronze medal, to finish in position five. Nogampe lost at the quarter-finals and lost again in the repecharge round, to finish in position seven. She suffered an elbow and after x-ray, it was established that it was the extension of the ligaments. The team coach, William Matike, told SportMonitor that the two judokas did their best.
He said although they did not get a medal, they learnt a lot from the competition. “As a coach, it is always difficult to finish a competition without winning one medal. But the judokas learnt something, specifically Modise who was making her debut at this level. Experience is one of the capital things to compete in international level. Taking part in this competition and intercontinental competitions will give more experience to our athletes if we want to see them challenging other athletes. I took notes and I will keep on working with my team for future competitions. You know that experience is the main problem in Botswana sport. There is lack of participation in international competitions by our athletes,” Matike said.
