More to come from Kebinatshipi – Coach :: Mmegi Online

World 400m champion, Busang Collen Kebinatshipi, sent a strong message to his opponent over the Easter holidays when he clocked a World Lead (WL) of 9.89s in the 100m during the Orange Botswana Athletics National Championships, held recently at the National Stadium.

The new 100m national champion, Kebinatshipi, twice registered the WL in the semi-final and the final. He also powered the Jwaneng 4x100m men’s relay team to the national title. His coach, Chilume ‘Chippa’ Ntshwarang, said Kebinatshipi’s strength is speed, and when he started working with him, the first thing he showed was that he did not have speed endurance.

He then converted him to 400m, and he was able to run the race, but without measuring his speed. “Despite that, I realised that he had the potential to run a fast time. Our preparations did not change to focus on the National Championships for 100m; we used the race to prepare for the upcoming races,” he said.

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