Collen 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.^[2]

Collen Kebinatshipi

Personal information
Full name	Busang Collen Kebinatshipi
Nationality	Botswana
Born	(2004-02-13) 13 February 2004 (age 21) Hukuntsi, Botswana
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 m, 200 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 m: 44.22 (Lausanne, 2024)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Botswana Olympic Games 2024 Paris 4×400 m relay World Relays 2024 Nassau 4×400 m relay African Games 2023 Accra 4x400 m relay 2023 Accra Mixed 4x400 m relay African Championships 2022 Saint Pierre 4×400 m relay 2022 Saint Pierre Mixed 4×400 m relay 2024 Douala 4×400 m relay World U20 Championships 2021 Nairobi 4×400 m relay African U20 Championships 2023 Ndola 400 m hurdles 2023 Ndola 4x400 m relay

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.^[3]

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.^[4] In April 2022, he lowereed his personal best for the 400 metres to 45.20 seconds.^[5] 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.^[6][7]

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.^[8][9] 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.^[10]

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.^[11]

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.^[12] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024, running a personal best to reach the semi-finals.^[13] He also competed in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the Games, winning the silver medal with the Botswana relay team.^[14][1][15]

He ran 44.53 seconds to finish third in the 400 metres at the 2025 Xiamen Diamond League event in China, in April 2025.^[16] 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.^[17] 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.^[18]

In April 2025, Kebinatshipi finished second in the 200 metres event at the FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix, which qualified him for the World Championships.^[19] In July 2025, he placed second over 200 metres in the men's U23 race at the 2025 Herculis, behind race winner Gout Gout, running 20.28 seconds.^[20][21]