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From football winger to world's top athlete, Letsile inspires young athletes

Football

By Jonathan Komen | Apr 05, 2025

Letsile Tebogo of Team Botswana crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the Men's 200m Final on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France. [AFP]

It's strange how fortunes change. Career dreams are always shaped at childhood -with the hope of making it big.

But, like some top Kenyan athletes, Botswana's Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo, defied the rulebook. He worked hard while a small boy, nursed huge football career dreams and hoped to excel like some other African footballers in plying their trade in top flight leagues across the globe. Oops! His lofty dreams crash-landed before take-off.

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