About Karabo Sibanda
Born 1998. Karabo Sibanda is a Botswanan athletics competitor.
Karabo Sibanda (born 2 July 1998) is a sprinter from Botswana specialising in the 400 metres. Originally a junior chess player, after he saw Usain Bolt competing at the 2012 London Olympic Games he got so inspired by his performance, that he decided to be an athlete. He won two medals at the 2016 African Championships as well as multiple age group medals. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth in the 400 metres final as barely an 18 year old in a still personal best of 44.25.
International competitions ‡Disqualified in the final
Personal bests Outdoor 200 metres – 21.28 (+1.0 m/s, Potchefstroom 2016) 400 metres – 44.25 ( 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics)
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Who is Karabo Sibanda?
Motswana athletics competitor
When was Karabo Sibanda born?
Karabo Sibanda was born on 2 July 1998 in Shashe-Mooke.
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Karabo Sibanda is an athletics competitor.
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Karabo Sibanda is Botswanan.
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