Botswana’s Vincent Gobuamang is Mister World 2024’s fastest runner in Vietnam

Wei Zihong, Vincent Gobuamang, Kirk Bondad
Wei Zihong, Vincent Gobuamang, Kirk Bondad
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Representing Botswana, Vincent Gobuamang, 22, is currently in Vietnam competing for the Mister World 2024 title. It is the 11th edition of the international beauty pageant based in London, England, United Kingdom.

The coronation ceremony will be held at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam on November 23, 2024. Including Botswana, a total 60 countries and territories are represented.

Before the coronation ceremony, the candidates participated in various fast-track events. Each of the winners will be given a spot in the Top 20 in the grand finals.

One of the events is the sports challenge. It has two parts namely running and swimming.

On November 17, 2024, the candidates ran 5 kilometers during the Strong Vietnam Marathon in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam. Here are the top finishers:

RANKCANDIDATETIME
1Vincent Gobuamang
Botswana
19 minutes 23 seconds
2Kirk Bondad
Philippines
19 minutes 58 seconds
3Wei Zihong
China
20 minutes 43 seconds
4Alan Salazar
Mexico
20 minutes 49 seconds
5Tomohiro Mitani
Japan
20 minutes 49 seconds
6Danny Mejia
Puerto Rico
20 minutes 55 seconds
7Juuso Savolainen
Finland
21 minutes 26 seconds
8Manuel Alcantara Turner
England
21 minutes 35 seconds
9Amac Mathiang Ater Apugi
Sudan
21 minutes 36 seconds
10Teddy Rossiter
Kenya
21 minutes 54 seconds
11Ahmed Haydar
Netherlands
21 minutes 58 seconds
12Slaven Micallef
Malta
22 minutes 02 seconds
13Samuel Chauke
South Africa
22 minutes 26 seconds
14Govind Nagi
Mauritius
22 minutes 38 seconds
15Bruno Barbieri
Italy
23 minutes 03 seconds
16Daryn Friedman
United States
23 minutes 33 seconds
17Nathanael Yoga
Indonesia
23 minutes 33 seconds
18Antonio Company
Spain
23 minutes 55 seconds
19Usman Janjua
Pakistan
24 minutes 13 seconds
20Ege Karabenli
Turkiye
24 minutes 43 seconds

Overall, Gobuamang ranked fifth in the sports challenge. As the winner of the challenge, Danny Mejia of Puerto Rico earned a spot in the Top 20 in the coronation ceremony.

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