[1] It was Botswana's 11th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

The Botswana team consisted of 27 athletes (16 men and 11 women) that competed in five sports.

The goal for the team was to win eight medals.

[3] The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Botswana participated with a team of 4 athletes (1 man and 3 women) Botswana will compete in Lawn bowls.