Letsile Tebogo
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Schoolboy |
| National team | Botswana |
| Born | 7 June 2003 Kanye, Botswana[1] |
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Botswana |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Sprinting |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
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Letsile Tebogo[needs IPA] (born 7 June 2003) is a Botswana sprinter. He won the 100m gold at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, becoming the first Botswana athlete to win a gold medal in the 100m event at World Championship level. The following year, at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, he broke the U20 World Record in the 100m event. He is also the reigning 200 meter African Champion, after winning the 2022 African Athletics Senior championships at Saint Pierre, Mauritius. Winning Gold just five days after his 19th birthday, the feat makes him the youngest Gold medalist in the competition history for the event.
On 19 February 2022, Tebogo set a new national record in the 100 m at the Botswana Athletics Association championships with a time of 10.08 seconds.[2] He improved this mark two months later by clocking a time of 9.96 seconds at the Gaborone International Meet, setting a new under-20 world record.[3] On 15 July 2022, He further improved this mark in his debut race at the World athletics championships held in Eugene, Oregon with a time of 9.94 seconds. The following month he broke his record again, clocking a 9.91 second run at the 100 metres final during the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships.[4] At the end of the race he celebrated early, drawing comparisons to 100m and 200m World Records holder Usain Bolt.[5]
National records
- 100 metres: 9.91 (+0.8 m/s) (
Cali, 3 August 2022)
See also
References
- ^ "Sponsorship offers pour in for Botswana's World Athletics U-20 Heroes". businessweekly.co.bw. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ Kolantsho, Calistus (21 February 2022). "Letsile sets new 100m record". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "World U20 sprint records fall as Knighton runs 19.49 and Tebogo clocks 9.96". World Athletics. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Tebogo runs 9.91 world U20 record to claim 100m crown in Cali". World Athletics. 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Tebogo draws Bolt comparisons after showboating to junior record". Reuters. 3 August 2022.
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