At the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Colossae, Stade de France, this brilliance dulled but had not gone unnoticed since the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, in both the women's and men's categories. This 20-year success came to a screeching halt when Bayapo Ndori, Collen Kebinatshipi, and Leungo Scotch ended their Olympics journey in the semi-finals. Ndori finished in position four with a time of 44.43s. Scotch who qualified for the semi-final through the repechage round finished in position seven in 45.16s. Kebinatshipi improved his personal best (PB) from 44.31s to 44.43s during the semi-final.
Speaking to MmegiSport, former Associate Professor at the University of Botswana, Professor Tshepang Tshube said for the first time, Botswana has not reached the Olympics finals in 400m in both men and women since Athens 2004. He said that it is important to reflect on why. “This is a 20-year gap of success we have maintained, but we fell short today,” he noted. Tshube said the 400m athletes' failure to reach the Olympic Games final can be interpreted in two ways. “One, as a failure and undermining their chances of winning a medal in the relay. Clearly, some athletes including Ndori and Scotch should have reached the final.
