Letsile Tebogo, born on 7 June 2003, is a Botswana sprinter who won the 200 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics, earning the first Olympic gold medal in the history of Botswana. He took silver in the 100 metres and bronze in the 200 metres at the 2023 World Championships, and he was the first man from Botswana to run the 100 metres in under ten seconds. He was the 2022 African champion in the 200 metres, the youngest winner of that title, holds the world under-20 record in the 100 metres, and set a 300 metres world best of 30.69 seconds at altitude in Pretoria in February 2024.
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is a Botswana sprinter
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is a Botswana sprinter
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born 7 June 2003
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He was the first man from Botswana to break the 10-second barrier
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He also won the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships in the 100 m and followed it up with a bronze medal in the 200 m five days later
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is a Botswana sprinter
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He won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 200 metres event
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He also won the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships in the 100 m
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