Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo kicked off his 2025 season in Botswana by competing in the 400m, finishing second with a time of 48.9 seconds despite wearing racing flats instead of spikes. The 21-year-old sprinter, who secured Olympic gold in the 200m and five Diamond League victories in 2024, spent his off-season training to enhance his performance for the upcoming year.
Tebogo’s unexpected choice of footwear and participation, despite battling an illness, caught fans by surprise as he effortlessly glided through the track. His performance sparked reactions on social media, with fans already speculating about the 2025 track season’s fierce competition. One fan remarked, “Lyles better step correct this summer,” signaling high expectations for the season ahead.
“Lyles better step correct this summer,” wrote a fan.
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“It’s time for USA to step it up another notch/level in track and field you already have to contend with Jamaica who is the powerhouse but now Botswana after Tebogo got the Gold/Botswana Silver medals they no longer want to compete they’re trying to dominate the sport,” wrote a fan.
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Here are some more fan reactions:
” Noah Lyles had covid too when he lost and it sounded like an excuse,” wrote a fan.
” 48 with the flu 🤮 this man is different,” another fan chimed in.
” It’s a Botswana thing to be upright 😂😂,” another fan tweeted.
Letsile Tebogo on the impact of being the Olympic ChampionLetsile Tebogo spoke about the impact of being the Olympic Champion in an interview with AFP. The Athlete from Botswana revealed how his life has completely transformed after winning the gold medal at the quadrennial games.
He shed light on how the experience is very new to him and it gave him access to a lot more opportunities in different avenues other than sports.
“The Olympics have taken me to a different level.It has opened a lot of doors for me. It has created more empowerment for the youth back in the country, back in the African continent, because now a lot of youth want to engage in sporting activities, not just athletics because I’ve shown them that anything is possible,” he said.
Furthermore, Letsile Tebogo expressed how is now an inspiration to a lot of young kids from his country and hopes to leave a long-lasting impact on the sport with his incredible performances on the track.
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