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Botswana sprinter Letsile Tebogo has shared why he does not intend to leave his mother’s house despite being gifted two new houses and reaping more from his successful 2024 season.
Botswana sprinter Letsile Tebogo does not intend to move houses even with his new found fame and riches.
The 21-year-old has enjoyed a great season that has seen him win Olympics gold and silver as well as a number of Diamond League races.
That came with lots of rewards in cash and livestock and he was also gifted two new houses by the Botswana government but the ‘School-boy’ does not intend to leave his mother’s humble aboard.
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“I will rent those two out because I am not going to move out of my mum’s house,” Tebogo told World Athletics when asked his plans for the two new houses.
Tebogo lives with his elder sister following his mother’s death in May and they are in the same neighbourhood as their aunt and uncle, whom they regularly visit.
That is the connection he still intends to keep, especially after admitting recently that he is not a free man anymore in Botswana, as his new status means everyone wants a piece of him.
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Tebogo also spoke about how he struggled to cope with the death of his mother Seratiwa, who passed away at the age of 44, while the sprinter was away in Los Angles for an athletics event.
“The first few days or few weeks after my mum died were super-difficult for me because I thought it was the end of the world, the end of my career, the end of everything I have tried to accomplish,” he added.
“But then the people who were around me, my coach and my team, told me to take each day as it comes, one step at a time. Don’t try to make a big step when you can’t manage to handle it.
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“So they pushed me on, day in, day out. There were days when I didn’t have the motivation to train. So they said, ‘just come, show up, come watch us train, maybe you will be motivated as you see us doing the job. But don’t put yourself under pressure.’ So that’s how it was.”
Tebogo managed a historic gold medal in 200m at the Olympics, the first ever for his country, before he anchored Team Botswana to the 4x400m relay silver.
He has also won four Diamond League races post-Olympics although he did not have enough to stop Kenny Bednarek at the season finale in Brussels last weekend.
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Reigning Olympic champion Noah Lyles is wary of his haters and will not be revealing all his plans ahead of next season.
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