{"id":59800,"date":"2025-09-19T09:41:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/collen-kebinatshipi-leads-botswana-to-400m-glory"},"modified":"2025-09-19T09:44:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:44:00","slug":"collen-kebinatshipi-leads-botswana-to-400m-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/collen-kebinatshipi-leads-botswana-to-400m-glory","title":{"rendered":"Collen Kebinatshipi Leads Botswana to 400m Glory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span><b>In a thrilling conclusion to the men&#8217;s 400m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Botswana&#8217;s 21-year-old Collen Kebinatshipi made history, becoming the first athlete from his country to win a world title in a men&#8217;s event.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>He set a national record with a time of 43.53 seconds, edging out Trinidad and Tobago&#8217;s Jereem Richards, who secured silver with a national record of 43.72 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Botswana also took home bronze, with 24-year-old Bayapo Ndori finishing in 44.20 seconds after the dogged challenge of Jamaica&#8217;s 33-year-old Rusheen McDonald faded in the closing stages, with a resulting fourth place in 44.28.<\/p>\n<p>Kebinatshipi expressed his excitement, saying, &#8220;This is my first title, and it feels crazy. 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