Letsile Tebogo (born 7 June 2003) is a Botswana sprinter. He won the gold medal in the

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and a silver in the

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at both the

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and 2022 World Athletics Under-20 Championships. In 2021, Tebogo became the first Botswana

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to take the 100 m title at the World Championship level. He is the 200 m 2022 African champion, becoming the youngest winner of this title in competition history. Tebogo holds current world U20 and Botswana national record in the 100 m. He was the first man from Botswana to break 10 seconds at the event.

Career

On 19 February 2022, Letsile Tebogo set a new national record in the

at the Botswana Athletics Championships with a time of 10.08 seconds. Two months later, he became the first man from Botswana to break 10 seconds at the event as he clocked a time of 9.96 seconds at the Gaborone International Meet, setting a new world under-20 record. On 15 July, he further improved his record in his debut race at the World Athletics Championships held in

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with a time of 9.94 seconds. The following month, Tebogo broke his own record again, clocking a 9.91 second performance in the final of the

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, Colombia. At the end of the race he celebrated early, drawing comparisons to 100 m and 200 m world records holder Usain Bolt.

Personal bests

: 9.91 (+0.8 m/s,

, 2 August 2022) *

: 19.96 (-1.0 m/s,

, 4 August 2022)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tebogo, Letsile 2003 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Botswana male sprinters World Athletics U20 Championships winners People from Kanye, Botswana African Championships in Athletics winners

Career

Personal bests

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