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Appreciation for Sifan Hassan and Letsile Tebogo | Sports in a nutshell
Sifan Hassan and Letsile Tebogo have been awarded as the best track and field athletes of the year Dutch marathoner Sifan Hassan and a Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo won the…
Letsile Tebogo and Sifan Hassan elected “athletes of the year” by the International Athletics Federation
Olympic champions Letsile Tebogo (200m) and Sifan Hassan (marathon) were named “Athletes of the Year” this Sunday, December 1 in Monaco by the International Athletics Federation, which also rewarded four…
Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo set to become major face in world athletics
After becoming the first African sprinter to be crowned Olympic 200m champion in Paris, Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo received a triumphant welcome on his return home. At 21, he is more…
2024 Olympics: Botswana celebrates sprinter Letsile Tebogo, its first gold medalist
In southern Africa, Botswana, with a population of about 2.5 million, experienced a magical moment on Tuesday, August 13, with its athletes returning from the Paris Olympic Games. An afternoon…
2024 Olympics: Half-day public holiday declared in Botswana in honor of Letsile Tebogo
President Mokgweetsi Masisi declared Tuesday afternoon a half-day holiday in honour of sprinter Letsile Tebogo, who brought the southern African country its first Olympic gold medal by winning the 200m…
2024 Olympics: Letsile Tebogo wins 200m gold, a historic medal for Botswana
It is a historic day for athletics in Botswana and for all of Africa. Letsile Tebogo, 21, won the Olympic title in the 200m on Thursday, August 8, at the…
Letsile Tebogo, Botswana’s sprint diamond on track for gold in Paris
Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo, the first African sprinter in history to win a medal in the 100 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, is also the African record holder in…
Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo breaks the 300 meter world record
Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo set the best time in history over 300 meters in 30.69, a distance rarely run in athletics, this Saturday, February 17 during a meeting in Pretoria.…
Batswana Letsile Tebogo, faster and stronger over 100m
It’s confirmed, Botswana athletics has a young sprinter of very high class. At 19, Letsile Tebogo retained his title of junior world champion in the 100 meters on the night…