Letsile Tebogo and Noah Lyles
Letsile Tebogo reflected on his contrasting personality with Noah Lyles and how it shapes their presence in the sport.
Letsile Tebogo has opened up about one of the major differences between himself and reigning Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles.
The Olympic 200m champion often considers himself laid back as compared to Noah Lyles, the three-time world 200m champion.
Letsile Tebogo made headlines with Noah Lyles comparison conversations after winning the 200m gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games.
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“For me, I can’t be the face of athletics because I’m not an arrogant or loud person like Noah. So I believe Noah’s the face of athletics,” he said.
Letsile Tebogo further clarified what he meant after labelling Noah Lyles arrogant, noting that when an athlete gets onto the track, it is all about business, but once the race is over, people can be friends and life goes on.
“But the ‘arrogance’… he’s good to sell our sport. But with me, I’ll always shy away from doing that because that’s me,” Letsile Tebogo said.
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Letsile Tebogo and Noah Lyles will face off in 200m at Monaco Diamond League. Photos: Imago
Letsile Tebogo revealed that many track and field fans are often focused on Noah Lyles and when he announces that he will be competing at any event, they are likely to show up in large numbers to watch him.
However, Tebogo believes that it is different on his part as many people are unaware of his life off the track, hence there is no attachment. He revealed that Noah Lyles knows how to market events well, something Letsile Tebogo has yet to figure out.
“It depends…we are people with different characteristics, everybody has his or her own characteristics. With Noah, he’s a really good storyteller, he sells a lot of events,” Letsile Tebogo said in a pre-race press conference ahead of the Diamond League Meeting in Monaco.
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“Once he is in the line-up or on the poster, people will want to come and see him. With me, it’s a bit different because I’m not out like that, so it hinders people from knowing what is going on in my life.”
Letsile Tebogo and Noah Lyles are due to compete in the men’s 200m race at the Diamond League Meeting in Monaco.
Noah Lyles will be competing in his first 200m of the season, looking to make a mark, while Letsile Tebogo has plans to continue his hot streak from the Prefontaine Classic.
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