07 Aug 2021

Botswana 4x 400 metres men’s relay team finally delivered a medal that Batswana have been longing for at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this afternoon.

The quartet: Captain Isaac Makwala, Baboloki Thebe, Zibani Ngozi and Bayapo Ndori scooped a bronze medal by shattering their own African Record they set in the semi-final of 2:58.33 by clocking 2:57.27.

The team also made history as the first African country to get a podium finish in a 4x400 metres relay at the Olympics since 2004.

The team started the relay like a house on fire, with Makwala handing the baton to Thebe in a favorable position and Thebe managed to recover after he was nearly tripped, handing the baton to Ngozi who handed to Ndori to finish the race in position three.

Leg time

Makwala 43.8

Thebe 44.8

Ngozi 44.40

Ndori 44.20

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