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Karabo Sibanda

1998 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Karabo Sibanda is the 8,865th most popular athlete (down from 7,962nd in 2024). (down from 5,422nd in 2019)

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Among people born in 1998, Karabo Sibanda ranks 860Before him are Dong Jie, Keanu Baccus, Takuya Uchida, Menna Fitzpatrick, Alfons Sampsted, and Jessie Fleming. After him are Svetlana Gomboeva, Kaylin Whitney, Andrea Panizza, Kelechi Nwakali, Xiao Yanning, and Anthony Jeanjean.

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