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Letsile Tebogo overcame hardship to win Olympic gold, inspiring Botswana and youth across Africa through his humility and athletic triumph.
Reigning Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo has become one of Africa’s brightest athletics stars but his journey to the top was anything but easy.
Raised by a single mother in the rural village of Kanye, Tebogo grew up surrounded by poverty, crime and a constant fight for survival.
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The 21-year-old speaks with disarming honesty about the world he came from—and the narrow path he walked to escape it.
"Without sport, I [would] probably be a criminal by now," he told BBC Sport Africa.
"In the neighbourhood that I was growing up in, there were a lot of criminals. We thought that was the only way to survive."
In a place where opportunity was scarce and trouble was easy to find, sport gave Tebogo something rare—purpose.
The youngster first found joy on the football pitch, playing as a left winger but he changed that during primary school, when his true talent emerged.
"I knew I had to go from school [to] training, and you are tired. You don't have plenty of time to roam the streets, to go into people's houses," he explained.
"Once I discovered that, I tried to pull in a few friends of mine. They are now playing football and we always talk about how if this [sport] didn’t work out, where would we be?"
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Tebogo’s rise from village fields to Olympic glory is not just a personal victor but also a national symbol of hope.
In 2024 he sprinted into history in Paris, winning Botswana’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in the 200m and setting a new African record. But the win against favorite Noah Lyles came just months after the passing of his mother, Seratiwa—his biggest supporter.
The moment was emotional, both for Tebogo and his country as it was a national holiday that was declared in his honor, and tens of thousands gathered to welcome him home.
"The Olympic gold has opened a lot of doors for the team, because I can't do this alone," he said.
"I was happy to hear and see a lot of youngsters [are] now more interested in doing sports, not just athletics, but want to venture into something and become the face of that particular sport."
Tebogo's humility sets him apart, even among his rivals as after his 200m win as he sparked conversation by saying he could not be the "face" of athletics like outspoken American sprinter Noah Lyles.
"But the 'arrogance'... he's good to sell our sport because he knows what to do. But with me, I'll always shy away from doing that because that's me."
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Tebogo returns to the track at home in Gaborone, this weekend where he will race the 200m in front of fans eager to see their hero.
"It will inspire a lot of kids," he said.
"Maybe they [are] going to see new faces during the 2026 World Relays because right now there are a lot of people who I can see putting in so much work to see themselves doing it on home soil."
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