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Letsile Tebogo

Olympic 200m champion sprinter competing in Diamond League events and Botswana relay teams.

2026-04-232026-06-25

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  1. June 2026
  2. Weekend Post

    In the shimmering spotlight of Oslo’s Diamond League, Olympic 200-meter champion Letsile Tebogo emerged victorious, blazing through the finish line in a season-best 19.84 seconds.

    Letsile Tebogo cautions to Gout
  3. Daily News Botswana

    He pointed to the region’s rich talent pool, headlined by Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo, as clear evidence of its potential.

    Kanye United appreciate MP support
  4. Weekend Post

    While the country has produced world-class talents like Nijel Amos and Letsile Tebogo, who have brought international acclaim, these doping controversies threaten to erode the hard-earned reputation of Botswana athletics.

    Doping fight at BNOC: Science will save the Day
  5. Daily News Botswana

    The debate over whether reigning Olympic 200-meter champion Letsile Tebogo should ditch the 100 meter dash to focus exclusively on the half-lap event continues to divide athletics pundits.

    Tebogo 200m Mastery Sparks Debate
  6. May 2026
  7. Daily News Botswana

    Rabat takes centre stage on May 30 as the sprint sensation, Letsile Tebogo, steps onto the track to officially open his 200-metre Diamond League account at the Meeting International Mohammed VI.

    Tebogo shifts focus to 200m in Rabat
  8. Daily News Botswana

    Also at the Xiamen meet, Bayapo Ndori clocked 44.88 to finish fifth in a highly competitive race, while Olympic champion, Letsile Tebogo recorded a Season Best of 10.10 to finish eighth in the men’s 100 metres.

    Kebinatshipi Dominant Force
  9. Daily News Botswana

    Fresh off their historic relay gold on home soil, the elite sprinting trio of Letsile Tebogo, Collen Kebinatshipi and Bayapo Ndori are set to test their mettle against the world’s best at the Saturday’s Xiamen Diamond League meeting.

    Trio set for Xiamen Diamond League showdown
  10. Daily News Botswana

    Fresh from anchoring 4x100 men’s relay during the Debswana World Athletics Relays, Botswana sprint sensation Letsile Tebogo clocked a Season Best time of 10.12and finished in seventh position in the 100 metres event during the Wanda Diamond League Meeting held in Shangai.

    Tebogo Finishes in Seventh Position
  11. Mmegi

    It was the men’s 4x400m team, which produced the standout performance of the championships.The quartet of Lee Eppie, Letsile Tebogo, Bayapo Ndori and Collen Kebinatshipi stopped the clock at 2:54.47, setting a new World Relays record and registering the second-fastest time in his

    Records fall in historic World Relays
  12. Daily News Botswana

    As Collen Kebinatshipi spurted home, at the tail end of Lee Eppie, Letsile Tebogo and Bayapo Ndori exchanging the baton in the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26, to win the 4 x 400m gold, the nation erupted into a fit of joy.

    A nation makes hay under athletics
Sport

Tebogo advises young sprinter Gout on senior competition pace

The News

Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo won the Oslo Diamond League in 19.84 seconds, while Australian teenager Gout Gout finished sixth in 20.20 seconds on his senior debut. Tebogo cautioned Gout against rushing into senior competition, advising him to race with age-mates where he is more comfortable, warning that increased racing risks injury.

16 June 2026 · Weekend Post

Tuesday 16 June

  1. Tebogo advises young sprinter Gout on senior competition pace

    Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo won the Oslo Diamond League in 19.84 seconds, while Australian teenager Gout Gout finished sixth in 20.20 seconds on his senior debut. Tebogo cautioned Gout against rushing into senior competition, advising him to race with age-mates where he is more comfortable, warning that increased racing risks injury.

    16 June 2026 · Weekend Post

Wednesday 10 June

  1. Kanye United wins Southern Block promotion playoffs

    Kanye United secured promotion to the Debswana First Division South after winning the 2026 BFA Southern Block Promotional Playoffs with 12 points and +7 goal difference. The team will compete in the top division next season against established clubs.

    10 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana

Tuesday 2 June

  1. Botswana athletes gain court-ordered access to doping test results

    After months of resistance from BNOC and NADO, Justice Segopolo ordered the release of ADAMS system login details to four athletes—Karabo Mothibi, Lydia Jele, Refilwe Murangi, and Zibane Ngozi—who had been provisionally suspended following positive doping tests that they deny.

    2 June 2026 · Weekend Post

Monday 1 June

  1. Debate continues over Tebogo's sprint specialization focus

    Athletics analysts are divided on whether Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo should abandon the 100m to focus exclusively on the 200m, with some arguing his slower block start makes the longer sprint more suited to his top-end speed. Tebogo and his coach remain committed to their current strategic approach.

    1 June 2026 · Daily News Botswana

Thursday 28 May

  1. Tebogo competes in 200m Diamond League debut in Rabat

    Letsile Tebogo, the 21-year-old Olympic gold medallist, will compete in his 200-metre Diamond League account at the Meeting International Mohammed VI in Rabat on May 30, facing a competitive field including Kenneth Bednarek, Andre De Grasse, and Wayde van Niekerk while building toward the Wanda Diamond League Final.

    28 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana

Monday 25 May

  1. Collen Kebinatshipi emerges as global 400m force

    Botswana's 400-meter runner Collen Kebinatshipi has transitioned to a dominant world-stage competitor, highlighted by his historic individual breakthrough at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, anchoring Botswana's 4x400m men relay team to victory at the Debwana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26, and winning the Xiamen Diamond League with a world-leading time and meeting record of 43.92.

    25 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana

Thursday 21 May

  1. Botswana sprinters compete at Xiamen Diamond League

    Botswana's Collen Kebinatshipi and Bayapo Ndori will compete in the 400 metres at Saturday's Xiamen Diamond League meeting against international competitors, following their recent relay gold at the Debswana World Athletics Relays in Gaborone. Letsile Tebogo is also set to compete at the meeting.

    21 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana

Saturday 16 May

  1. Tebogo clocks season best 10.12 in Shanghai Diamond League

    Letsile Tebogo finished seventh in the 100 metres event at the Wanda Diamond League Meeting in Shanghai with a season best time of 10.12 seconds, following his participation in the 4x100 men's relay at the Debswana World Athletics Relays.

    16 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana

Wednesday 6 May

  1. Simbine and Tebogo frame relay victory as continental statement

    At the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, athletes Simbine and Tebogo framed their victory and qualification as a continental achievement for Africa, not only a national one.

    6 May 2026 · The Botswana Gazette

Tuesday 5 May

  1. Botswana men's 4x400m team sets World Relays record

    Botswana's men's 4x400m relay team of Lee Eppie, Letsile Tebogo, Bayapo Ndori and Collen Kebinatshipi clocked 2:54.47 to set a new World Relays record and register the second-fastest time in history, 0.18 seconds behind the world record held by the United States.

    5 May 2026 · Mmegi

Monday 4 May

  1. Botswana's relay team wins gold at Gaborone athletics

    Botswana's national athletics relays team won the 4 x 400m gold at the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26, held at the National Stadium where the country's independence was declared in 1966. The victory united the nation across different backgrounds, with Vice President and Minister of Finance Ndaba Gaolathe among the celebrating fans.

    4 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana

Sunday 3 May

  1. Botswana men's relay teams advance to World Relays finals

    Botswana's men's 4x100m relay team qualified for the Debswana World Athletics Relays finals for the first time, setting a National Record of 37.96 seconds with Letsile Tebogo's anchor leg securing second place in the heat. The men's 4x400m team also advanced with a time of 2:57.52, while women's 4x100m, mixed 4x100m and women's 4x400m teams did not progress to the finals.

    3 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana

  2. Botswana wins 4x400m gold with area record time

    A quartet of Bekhimpilo Eppie, Letsile Tebogo, Bayapo Ndori and Collen Kebinatshipi claimed gold in the 4x400m relay in front of over 22,000 spectators, setting an area record and champion record time of 2:54.47.

    3 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana

Friday 1 May

  1. Botswana 4x400m team favours repeat World Relays title

    Botswana's 4x400m relay team, which won gold at the World Championships in Japan and the World Relays in Bahamas two years ago, is favoured to defend their World Relays title despite the absence of some US and Jamaica stars.

    1 May 2026 · Mmegi

  2. Botswana's 4x400m team chases gold at World Athletics Relays

    Botswana's men's 4x400m relay squad, recent gold medalists at the 2024 World Relays and 2023 Tokyo World Athletics Championships, compete at the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 on home soil. The team faces Denmark, Nigeria, Australia, Poland, Brazil, the Netherlands and Jamaica in Heat One.

    1 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana

Tuesday 28 April

  1. Botswana hosts World Athletics Relays on May 2-3

    The Debswana World Athletics Relays will bring athletes from 40 nations to Botswana's capital on May 2-3. Star sprinter Letsile Tebogo said Team Botswana is ready to compete, having prepared away from the city to maintain focus.

    28 April 2026 · Daily News Botswana

Monday 27 April

  1. SuperSport to broadcast Botswana Golden Grand Prix athletics event

    SuperSport will partner with Botswana Television to broadcast the FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver event taking place on 26 April 2026 at the National Stadium in Gaborone, hosted by Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo and featuring Botswana's top track and field athletes.

    27 April 2026 · Mmegi

  2. Botswana Golden Grand Prix awaits World Athletics status decision

    The third edition of the Botswana Golden Grand Prix has concluded, and organisers are awaiting a critical technical report from World Athletics to determine whether Gaborone will regain Gold status or remain at Silver tier. The event was downgraded last year for failing to meet administrative timelines, and the technical delegate noted communication issues and disruptive last-minute changes despite acknowledging the overall programme as successful.

    27 April 2026 · Daily News Botswana

  3. Men's 4x100m relay team seeks first medal at World Relays

    Botswana's men's 4x100m relay team, featuring sprinters Letsile Tebogo and Prince Selepe, aims to break a medal-less international history at the Debswana World Athletics Relays on May 2–3, inspired by the 4x400m team's rise to Olympic champions.

    27 April 2026 · Daily News Botswana

Thursday 23 April

  1. Botswana Golden Grand Prix set for April 26 at National Stadium

    The Botswana Golden Grand Prix will take place at the National Stadium on April 26, featuring international and local athletes competing in sprints and middle-distance events. Notable absences include elite runners Letsile Tebogo, Bayapo Ndori, and Collen Kebinatshipi, though athletes like Tshepiso Masalela and the national 4x100m relay teams are entered.

    23 April 2026 · Daily News Botswana

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