Paris Olympics 2024: Botswana's Tebogo Spoils The American Party By Winning Olympic 200M Gold
Letsile Tebogo won Botswana's first-ever Olympic gold medal, by winning the men's 200-metre race ahead of Americans Kenny Bednarek, Noah Lyles and Erriyon Knighton
Joy Kalu 
Letsile Tebogo from Bostwana produced a shock at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Thursday, winning gold in the 200m final.
The 21-year-old claimed the 200m gold medal, denying Noah Lylesa a sprint double at the competition.
Tebogo also finished with an African record of 19.46 seconds.
American Kenneth Bednarek came second, crossing the line in 19.62 seconds.
Lyles, who became the world’s fastest man by five-thousandths of a second in the 100m final on Sunday night, matched his Tokyo bronze in 19.70 seconds.
It emerged after the race that Lyles had tested positive for COVID-19 and the 27-year-old had to be helped off the track in a wheelchair.
The Lyles show might still hog much of the limelight, but on the track it was Tebogo and Africa's night. It is common to see a clutch of Africans in major middle and long-distance races, but this was the first time in Olympic history that four appeared in a sprint final.
Although three filled the last three positions, Tebogo’s place on top of the podium in an African record was a huge leap forward.
