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Olympics 200m champion Letsile Tebogo has shared the venture in which he wants to plough his athletics earnings in as he begins plans for his life after sports.
Botswana sprinter Letsile Tebogo intends to venture into big-time livestock farming to boost his earnings while also acting as his fallback plan when he stops running.
The 21-year-old is still enjoying the fruits of his labour after winning a first-ever gold medal for his country at the Paris 2024 Olympics when he claimed victory in the 200m race.
His victory has seen him not just lauded but also handsomely rewarded by various organizations and leaders in Botswana with his earnings since winning the Olympics gold going beyond $250,000 (Khs32 million).
This is besides receiving two houses worth $300,000 (Ksh38.5 million) and a number of cattle and it is the latter that seems to have ticked his fancy as he now intends to take advantage of the livestock he has received and convert it into a major investment.
“I am just from the farm, I sept the night over there,” Tebogo told SuperSport TV presenter Thomas Mlambo.
“On the farm, what we do is that we keep cattle. Mostly I have cattle and Botswana gives me too many cattle so I need to have a solid plan of what I need to do to increase the number of cattle.
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09:11 - 13.11.2023
ATHLETICS Letsile Tebogo gifted two cows after historic achievements in 2023 season
World 100m silver and 200m bronze medallist Letsile Tebogo was the recipient of a number of big gifts from his village of Kanye in Botswana in honour of his stellar 2023 campaign.
“It is an investment for me because athletics is not a long-term career so I need to have different opportunities and see what I could channel our money into.”
Born in a small village in Botswana called Kanye, Tebogo has been increasing his heard by every medal he wins with various personalities gifting him cattle.
Cattle is a symbol of wealth and respect in Botswana and the young athlete wants to leverage on what he has to create a huge investment portfolio that will serve him beyond his running days.
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10:00 - 21.08.2024
‘I thought it was the end of my career’ – Tebogo shares how he found motivation to run again after his mother’s death
Olympics 200m champion Letsile Tebogo has shared how the untimely demise of his mother saw him think about quitting athletics before bouncing back to win a gold medal in Paris.
Tebogo won the 200m gold in a time of 19.46 ahead of Americans Kenny Bednarek (19.62) and Noah Lyles (19.70), who settled for bronze, despite going into the race as the hot favourite.
The sprinter also anchored Team Botswana to a silver medal in the 4x400m relay, having initially finished fifth in the 100m final, which was won by Lyles.
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