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| Nationality | Botswana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 February 2004 Hukuntsi, Botswana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m: 44.22 (Lausanne, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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 4 × 400 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 4 × 400 m relay team and the mixed 4 × 400 m 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 4 × 400 m 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] He also competed in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the Games, winning the silver medal with the Botswana relay team. [12]
He ran 44.53 seconds to finish third in the 400 metres at the 2025 Xiamen Diamond League event in China, in April 2025. [13] He also finished third in the 400 metres at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League event in China on 3 May 2025, in a time of 44.63 seconds. [14] He ran 44.51 seconds the place third in the 400 metres at the Diamond League event at the 2025 Golden Gala in Rome on 6 June 2025. [15]
| Grand Slam Track results [16] | |||||
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| Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
| 2025 Kingston Slam | Long sprints | 400 m | 4th | 45.15 | US$15,000 |
| 200 m | 6th | 21.08 | |||
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