Tebogo Letsile, a 21-year-old Botswana sprinter, has made waves at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, winning the gold medal in the 200m race and silver in the 4x400m relay. His impressive performance has earned him the Male Track Athlete of the Year and Male World Athlete of the Year awards at the World Athletics Awards.
The 21-year-old pulled a major surprise at the games as he beat race favourite Noah Lyles to the gold medal in the 200m race.
The Botswana sprinter was nominated for two categories at the World Athletics Awards, with six nominees battling for one of the awards. Letsile was named the Male Track Athlete of the Year Winner ahead of Norway's 5000m gold medallist Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
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