Busang Kebinatshipi

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.

Career

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 400 metres 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 championship record time of 44.91 seconds. 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.

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.