Botswana finds its new star in collen kebinatshipi
The rain moving in Tokyo could not slow down the Kolen Kebinates’ move. At the age of 21, he produced a tall and liquid runner from Botswana to win the 400 meter of men in 43.53 World Cup, a national record and fastest time. When he passed the line, he fell to the path and shocked some push, a celebration that said a lot about youth trust, as did it.
In this case, Kebinat became the youngest men’s athlete to win gold in these championships and Botswana for capturing the title of the world. It was a moment that was marked both personal progress and a national milestone.
The finals had a feeling of freshness. None of the World Athletes in the 2023 world was not in the field, and only Trinidad and Tobago Jeremi Richards were experiencing experience from last year’s Olympic performance. Olympic champion Champion Quincy Hall never met Tokyo, and the latest medalists, including British Mattson-Smith and Zambia Muzala Samukonga, could not qualify. The rest was the field of rising names and the opportunity to write new stories.
The Cebinat showed his ability in earlier stages, but at the biggest stage, the finals have their character. From a gun he attacked the shock, working on the first 200 m long, with long, effective steps. On top of the house, he was engraved by a guidance that would not be handed over. Richards, drawn two, closed to the last 50 meters, but the young Botswana runs kept shape and pace for the second to win almost two tenths.
Richards was awarded silencer in 43.72, a national record and for the first time, when he was broke in the global stage since his 200m bronze. Ama Amaykian Rushen McDonald struggled from the fourth to fourth, and the Nen of the South African Zakit, which entered the world, slipped the fifth after half of the bold opening.
The presentation for the Kebinatt was the peak of spending the last two years in the shadows of teammates. He scored medals on the global stage of 4x400m relay, including the silver of the Paris Olympics, but he missed the individual Olympic final in one place. There was no hesitation in Tokyo. “After the semi-eight, I told myself that I could have done better,” he said. “The medal was a bonus, but driving a national record and the world lead is fantastic.”
His trust is gravity. He was born in 2004, and Kebinat is a part of the new generation of Botswanyan athletes who walks to an international stage. The country, which has long been seen as the exhaust season, began to authorize the names of both thebogo, Ndori and now Kebinert. Having three men in 400 million final was the proof of that momentum. For the first time, a small South African nation appeared in the event where the United States was historically dominated.
The evening rained the rain, soaking the back and tightening the inside zones. This made the silver medal of Richards more impressive, but he also highlighted the Kebincopraki stack that never broke under pressure from the championship final. His divisions were balanced, his move was authoritative. When he stopped the clock at 43.53, he placed the 10th place all the time.
Contribute to Patterson-like stories that reached the final, despite the salary of the salary of packages, added further color to the event. Patterson completed the seventh by 44.70. For Kakebinats, he confirmed at night that he belongs to the best of the best.
Richards, reflecting after that, accepted the proud of the silver, even if it was shortened after its final goal. “I have worked this since 2017,” he said. “The national record is a dream to break the final, and it means a lot to do so.”
Celebrations for Botswan are likely to take place beyond Tokyo. Kebinathipi’s victory adds another name to the growing list of abdominal athletes, which pushes ahead before the nation. His youth mix, strength and compositions merge the athlete who could form the 400-meter future.
