Botswana Golden Grand Prix: Letsile Tebogo Blazes to Victory in First 200m of the Season on
Letsile Tebogo kicked off his 200m season in dominant fashion, cruising to victory at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix as he builds momentum for a packed calendar.
Reigning Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo did not disappoint, thanks to his impressive performance that saw him claim the win in the men’s 200m at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix on Saturday, April 12.
The world 100m silver medallist was competing in his first 200m race of the season and without a doubt, he oozed class as he secured an easy victory.
Letsile Tebogo clocked 20.23 seconds to cross the finish line first ahead of South Africa’s Luxolo Adams who came in second in a time of 20.42 seconds. Kobe Vleminckx sealed the podium in a time of 20.45 seconds.
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Letsile Tebogo got out of the blocks steadily and controlled the race throughout to secure his second victory of the season.
The world 200m bronze medallist opened his season in February and has only been competing in the 400m races, noting that it would help with his execution of the 200m, especially the final 100m.
Letsile Tebogo finished second at the BAA Track And Field Series 2, clocking 48.94 seconds to cross the finish line despite feeling unwell.
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He proceeded to win the 400m at the ACNW League 6 before finishing second at both the ASA Athletics Grand Prix 1 and Maurie Plant Meet in Australia.
“We want to make sure we fix the last 100m in the 200m. This will be our last 400m of the season. Probably just going for another personal best time because that’s how I’ll be able to leave the 400m this season,” Letsile Tebogo said in a previous interview as reported by Pulse Sports Kenya.
What next for Letsile Tebogo?
Letsile Tebogo
Letsile Tebogo’s season is just getting started after competing in a series of 400m races to build his endurance. He has since been confirmed in a series of Diamond League Meetings including Xiamen, Suzhou, Doha and Rabat.
There, he will mainly focus on the 100m and 200m as he takes on familiar foes including Christian Coleman, Akani Simbine and Noah Lyles among others.
His main focus is on competing at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan where he intends to go one place better in the 100m and 200m.
At the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary in 2023, Letsile Tebogo finished second in the 100m and third in the 200m.
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