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Tebogo Upstages Covid-Hit Lyles To Become First African To Win Olympic 200m

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Tebogo Upstages Covid-Hit Lyles To Become First African To Win Olympic 200m

Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the Olympic 200 metres on Thursday as he – and Covid –upstaged Noah Lyles’ plans for a sprint double in Paris.

Tebogo, 21, was able to ease up at the end and still clocked an African record of 19.46sec for gold, with American Kenny Bednarek taking silver in 19.62sec and Lyles fading to bronze in 19.70sec.

Lyles, who was pictured in the warm-up area wearing a mask, admitted after the race he had Covid. 

Covid woes aside, the night belonged to the ground-breaking Tebogo. 

The sole African previously to have won a short sprint title at an Olympic Games is South African Reggie Walker, over 100m at the 1908 Games in London.

Tebogo’s time saw him leapfrog American Erriyon Knighton to go fifth fastest in the all-time list. The gold was also Botswana’s first ever at an Olympics.

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Tebogo’s gold is even more impressive given that he lost his mother Seratiwa in May. His running shoes bear his late mother’s date of birth.

The final lacked the pre-race hype of the 100m, falling mid-session at a packed Stade de France.

Lyles was given a huge reception when introduced as cameras showed him up on the big screens at either end of the stadium.

The newly crowned 100m champion was drawn in lane five, outside Alexander Ogando and inside American teammate Knighton, while Tebogo was in seven inside Bednarek.

The American bounded into the stadium, as he had done before the 100m final, cupping his ear to the crowd, but his exuberant showboating saw him yellow-carded for breaking the starting block.

Tebogo, however, was an image of calmness, walking quietly on and going straight to his blocks.

After the gun went for the start, Lyles was quickly up on Ogando.

He, Tebogo and Bednarek all rounded the bend well, but coming into the home straight, Lyles was in third spot.

But Tebogo looked in total control, even relaxing as he went through the finish line, making a brushing-off gesture to the rest of the field.

Bednarek held on for silver, with Lyles prone on the track after being unable to replicate his gold medal showing in the 100m.

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