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

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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. In April 2022, he lowereed his personal best for the

to 45.20 seconds. 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. He won the 400m at the 2023 African U18 and U20 Championships in Athletics in Ndola, Zambia, in April 2023, running a

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time of 44.91 seconds. In June 2023, he ran 45.01 to win an international meeting in

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, Netherlands beating an international field, including the likes of

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and

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. Competing at the

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, he lowered his personal best in the 400 metres to 44.80 to qualify for the

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. 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

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References

2004 births Living people Botswana male sprinters Place of birth missing (living people) African Championships in Athletics winners World Athletics U20 Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games silver medalists for Botswana {{Botswana-athletics-bio-stub