Letsile Tebogo makes history as he wins gold in Paris

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. 

Letsile Tebogo unfortunately lost his mother earlier this year while preparing for the Olympics. What a wonderful way to honor his late mum.

Letsile Tebogo is now 5TH on the Men's 200m all-time list 

🇯🇲 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

🇺🇸 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.