Letsile Tebogo is a legend in Botswana; there is no debating that. The man brought glory to the country when he claimed the Olympic gold medal in the 200m at the 2024 Paris Olympics, clocking 19.46 seconds, beating Kenny Bednarek (19.62s) and Noah Lyles (19.70). His legacy is so big in that country that the Bank of Botswana issued a banknote featuring him. But there is one thing he did not do: win a World Championship. Well, a 21-year-old Botswana athlete did this today.

Busang Collen Kebinatshipi clocked a time of 43.53 seconds to outrun the big names like Jereem Richards (43.72) to win the gold in the 400m at the 2025 World Athletics Championships. Richards did set a national record, but this time, the glory was all Botsawna’s as the 21-year-old brought the country its first-ever World

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