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born 2003 Botswana
Letsile Tebogo ( born 7 June 2003) is a Botswana sprinter. He won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 200 metres event, with his win earning the first-ever Olympic gold medal for Botswana.
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The Olympic gold has opened a lot of doors for the team, because I can't do this alone.
I dream of an all-African lineup at the Olympics one day.
When you get on to the track, it's all about business.
I wanted to make a breakthrough for African athletes.
This is a dream come true, not just for me, but for all of Botswana. We've shown the world what we're capable of, and this is just the beginning.
It's basically showing them direction, because if we have plenty of free time, we tend to do unlawful stuff.
It’s basically me carrying her through every stride that I take inside the field.
Athletics has given me so many opportunities, and I want young people to believe in themselves, dream big and enjoy the sport.
Without sports in my life, I don’t even want to think where I would be.
I now have multiple opportunities to support myself as multiple brands want to be associated with my name.
Without sport I believe I’d also be behind bars because that was the only way we knew of.
All I can say is that Botswana will take care of a gem perfectly, more than the US can.
What I'm most excited about, though, is the impact I have made on aspiring athletes.
Running a new world record was not the plan, but it just came naturally.
If I don’t stumble, I can win this race.
Great achievement looking at the Olympics, looking at the age, first Olympics, national record. Not everybody makes it to the final, I am grateful for what happened today.
I’ll always carry her as an inspiration—it’s not every day that you get a supportive parent behind your back in every decision that you make. She was able to show us the right path.
We believed that football was the only way to survive.
If somebody took it as disrespect, I'm really sorry.
I have proved that by staying on the right track and working hard, it is possible to achieve your dreams no matter which part of the world you're from.
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