Botswana's Busang Kebinatshipi takes gold in 400m in Tokyo

18 September 2025

Botswana sensation Busang Collen Kebinatshipi made history on Thursday as his country’s first-ever men's world champion in the 400 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Botswana's Busang Kebinatshipi takes gold in 400m in Tokyo

Botswana sensation Busang Collen Kebinatshipi made history on Thursday as his country’s first-ever men's world champion in the 400 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Kebinatshipi stormed to a national record of 43.53 seconds and moved to 10th place on the world's all-time list, holding off Trinidad and Tobago's Jereem Richards, who won silver with his national record of 43.72.