Letsile Tebogo beats Noah Lyles to win Botswana’s first ever gold
Botswana sprinter Letsile Tebogo makes history as he becomes the first African to win the 200m race at any Olympic games competition.
Tebogo who witnessed Noah Lyles route to victory in the 100m race came all prepared for the 200m knowing very well it was his only chance to get a medal. Tebogo overtook Kenneth Bednarek(USA) and Noah Lyles(USA) to win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.Â
Letsile Tebogo unfortunately lost his mother earlier this year while preparing for the Olympics. What a wonderful way to honor his late mum.
Tebogo is now 5TH on the Men’s 200m all-time list joining greats like Usain Bolt(19.19), Yohan Blake(19.26), Noah Lyles(19.31), Michael Johnson(19.32), Letsile Tebogo(19.46), Erriyon Knighton(19.49), Walter Dix(19.53), Justin Gatlin(19.57), Tyson Gay(19.58) and Kenneth Bednarek(19.59).
Letsile Tebogo’s rise to glory didn’t happen overnight as it is said that he used to be a footballer before he took Athletics as his main career.
When he started running, his community in Botswana used to contribute and help him out with buying trainers and transport for training.
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