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The reigning Olympic 200m champion has revealed how his life has changed after his exploits at the Paris Olympic Games.
It has been business unusual for Botswana’s golden boy Letsile Tebogo after winning the 200m at the Paris Olympic Games in August.
Being an Olympic champion is no easy feat and having done it on the global stage at such a young age, Letsile Tebogo’s life would certainly change. He became the first African to win a gold medal in the 200m on the Olympic Games and will forever be remembered as a history-maker.
On top of that, Letsile Tebogo anchored the 4x400m relay team to a silver medal behind Team USA anchored by Rai Benjamin. The honours have changed a lot in his life and he opened up about the good and bad side of being an Olympic Champion to AFP.
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07:41 - 19.11.2024
‘That’s not what I want from my wife’ - Junelle Bromfield annoys fiancé Noah Lyles with secret admission
Noah Lyles was left seemingly unhappy by his fiancé Junelle Bromfield’s admission that she still wants to keep some secrets from him even after getting engaged.
He was not used to life in the limelight and his personality since way back, was just to be a laid bac athlete who gets the job done on the track and minds his business of the track, but now, things have changed. Letsile Tebogo is recognised everywhere, and that, he admits, can be very annoying at times since he does not live a normal life.
"The positive is that you get recognised everywhere you go. Now you can open doors for yourself with your name. And then the negative side of being famous, I believe, is that you're not a free human being,” Letsile Tebogo said.
“Everybody's looking up to you, every step that you take, everybody's looking if you're stepping on the right stone, you're not going to fall down."
He also spoke about his rivalry with Noah Lyles and how their personalities are very different. For Tebogo, he lets his work speak for him but Noah Lyles prefers speaking, seemingly a way of giving himself confidence.
Letsile Tebogo explained that it does not bother him and he just lets the triple world champion do what makes him happy.
"I mean, I just let my legs do the talking because I'm a more reserved person. So, if he does what he does, because that's him, we have to accept the way he is and then just move on,” Tebogo added.
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07:20 - 15.11.2024
'I did it for the people'- Usain Bolt on how fans affection influenced his decision to postpone retirement by one year
Decision to hang up spikes after becoming the first man to win three consecutive 100m and 200m Olympic gold medals backfired
This season has been one for the books for him and he hopes to build up on that to impress in 2025. After the Olympic Games, the world 100m silver medallist dropped crazy times in the 200m and for a second, Usain Bolt’s world record was in danger.
He started his winning ways at the Diamond League Meeting in Lausanne before heading to Silesia in his great shape. Tebogo then raced in the 100m at the Diamond League Meeting in Rome and the 200m in Zurich.
Tebogo raced at the Grand Prix Lombardia and then rounded up his season with a second-place finish at the Diamond League Meeting final in Brussels.
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06:46 - 13.11.2024
‘I can eat it and I am still okay’ - Gabby Thomas slams fans who harshly judge athletes for having a sweet treat
Triple Olympics champion Gabby Thomas has hit out at fans who criticize athletes over their dietary choices, especially when they indulged in sugary stuff that many consider unhealthy.
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