Bayapo Ndori
Biography
One lap for himself and one for Botswana
Bayapo Ndori is a Botswana 400m runner, a world bronze medallist over one lap and a two-time Olympic relay medallist. In Tokyo in 2021 he anchored Botswana to Olympic 4×400m bronze. Three years later he led off in Paris as Botswana took silver in 2:54.53. Between those two Games he reached the individual world 400m final in Oregon and finished sixth. His best individual lap, 44.10, came in Nairobi in April 2024. In Tokyo in September 2025 he ran 44.36, 44.21 and 44.20 through three rounds of the world championships, getting quicker each time and taking bronze in the final. Three days later he ran the third leg for the world champion relay squad. He took the same leg at home in Gaborone the following May, handing over with Botswana in the lead on the way to an African record.
Bayapo Ndori's published record includes performances from 2018 to 2026 in 400 Metres, 400m, 200 Metres, 4×400m relay, 300 Metres. Selected recorded events include Gaborone Botswana U20 Championships (2018; source checked); World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 2026 (2026; source checked); Gaborone AUSC Region 5 Youth Games (2018; source checked).
Common questions
What time won Bayapo Ndori world 400m bronze in 2025?
Ndori ran 44.20 seconds in the Tokyo final.
Achievements & next milestones
Achievements update from recorded results. A tick means the supporting results are verified.
Achieved
53 finishes completed
Based on 53 distinct completed events in your linked record.
Verified9 countries raced
One completed event in each different country; UK home nations count together.
VerifiedRaced in 9 calendar years
At least one recorded finish in each year; this does not imply an uninterrupted streak.
Verified- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
- 2026
Each year counts once. A tick means at least one result from that year is verified.
PB improved
A faster result after an earlier performance in the same sport, distance, surface and timing category.
Verified
Next milestones
100 finishes
47 more finishes needed
53 of 100 recorded
10 different countries
1 more different country needed
9 of 10 recorded
2 different sports
1 more different sport needed
1 of 2 recorded
10 calendar years with a finish
1 more calendar year with a finish needed
9 of 10 recorded
Personal bests (PBs) & best performances
These are the best marks in this athlete’s results recorded on AthRecs.
Athletics · 200m · Track
20.50PB
VerifiedBotswana Championships · 2025-05-17
Athletics · 300m · Track
31.95PB
VerifiedCurro Podium Final · 2024-02-17
Athletics · 400m · Track
44.10PB
VerifiedKip Keino Classic · 2024-04-20
Career highlights
Bayapo Ndori's published record includes performances from 2018 to 2026 in 400 Metres, 400m, 200 Metres, 4×400m relay, 300 Metres.
Selected events from this athlete’s recorded career. Verification is shown for each record.
Gaborone Botswana U20 Championships
2018 · 400 Metres
Performance: 47.56
Source checkedWorld Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 2026
2026 · 400m
Performance: 45.00
Source checkedGaborone AUSC Region 5 Youth Games
2018 · 200 Metres
Performance: 21.88
Source checkedTokyo 2020 Olympic Games
2021 · 4×400m relay
Performance: 2:57.27
Source checkedWorld Athletics Championships Oregon 2022
2022 · 400m
Performance: 44.87
Source checkedCurro Podium Final
2024 · 300 Metres
Performance: 31.95
Source checked
Earlier results
Showing 6–10 of 53 recorded performances.
| Race date | Race name | Sport | Distance / discipline | Location | Performance | Place | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 31 May 2026 | Completed event · Finisher · Rabat Diamond League | Athletics | 400mTrack | Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR)— | 44.68VerifiedTiming unknown | 5 | — |
| Sat, 23 May 2026 | Completed event · Finisher · Xiamen Diamond League | Athletics | 400mTrack | Egret Stadium, Xiamen (CHN)— | 44.88VerifiedTiming unknown | 5 | — |
| Sun, 3 May 2026 | Completed event · Gold · 1st · Overall · World Athletics Relays Gaborone 2026 | Athletics | 4×400m relayTrack | National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | 2:54.47VerifiedTiming unknown | 1 | — |
| Sat, 2 May 2026 | Completed event · Silver · 2nd · Overall · World Athletics Relays, National Stadium, Gaborone | Athletics | 4x400 Metres RelayTrack | National Stadium, Gaborone (BOT) | 2:57.52VerifiedTiming unknown | 2 | — |
| Sat, 4 Apr 2026 | Completed event · Gold · 1st · Overall · Botswana Championships | Athletics | 400mTrack | National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | 44.62VerifiedTiming unknown | 1 | — |
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