Busang Kebinatshipi

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Busang Collen Kebinatshipi
Personal information
Nationality Botswana
Born (2004-02-13) 13 February 2004 (age 20)
Hukuntsi, Botswana
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event 400m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 44.22 (Lausanne, 2024)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris 4×400 m relay
World Relays
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Nassau 4×400 m relay
African Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Accra 4x400 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Accra Mixed 4x400 m relay
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Saint Pierre 4×400 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Saint Pierre Mixed 4×400 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Douala 4×400 m relay
World U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Nairobi 4×400 m relay
African U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Ndola 400 m hurdles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Ndola4x400 m relay

Busang Collen Kebinatshipi (born 13 February 2004) is a track and field athlete from Botswana. In 2023, he became the African U20 champion in the 400 metres. [1]

Career

He won gold in the 400 metres at the 2023 African U18 and U20 Championships in Athletics in Ndola, Zambia with a championship record time of 44.91 seconds.

Kebinatshipi was part of the Botswana men’s 4x400 m relay team that won gold at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi. [2] In April 2022, he lowereed his personal best for the 400 metres to 45.20 seconds. [3] In August 2022, he won gold medals as part of the Botswana men's 4x400m relay team and the mixed 4x400m relay team at the 2022 African Championships. [4] [5]

He won the 400m at the 2023 African U18 and U20 Championships in Athletics in Ndola, Zambia, in April 2023, running a championship record time of 44.91 seconds. [6] [7] In June 2023, he ran 45.01 to win an international meeting in Hengelo, Netherlands beating an international field, including the likes of Vernon Norwood and Zakithi Nene. [8]

Competing at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, he lowered his personal best in the 400 metres to 44.80 to qualify for the semi-final. [9]

He ran as part of the victorious Botswanan 4x400m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. [10] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024, running a personal best to reach the semi-finals. [11]

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