Letsile Tebogo
Letsile Tebogo (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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Schoolboy |
| National team | Botswana |
| Born | 7 June 2003 Kanye, Botswana[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Botswana |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Sprinting |
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Medal record | |
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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]
National records
- 100 metres: 9.96 A (+1.9 m/s) (
Gaborone, 30 April 2022
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.
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