My Paris Olympic predictions: Why Letsile Tebogo already is the next Usain Bolt

Botswana's Letsile Tebogo is a rare sprint talent of the sort that emerges once in a generation. Photograph: Hannah Peters/Getty Images

In the latest race for the title of fastest man on earth, they’re predicting Noah Lyles will repeat his sprint double from the World Championships last summer If Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke makes the podium the achievement would be a first for Ireland's women's sprinters. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

However, if any athlete can upset Lyles, then his name is Letsile Tebogo, the still 20-year-old from Botswana, who already has some people predicting he could be the next Usain Bolt. Last Monday in Pretoria, Tebogo moved up to the 400m and clocked 44.29 seconds, improving his previous best of 44.75 and still appearing as if he was out for a jog. His potential there is truly frightening.

Tebogo is unquestionably one of those rare sprint talents who come along once in a generation. In his first international championship in 2021, he won the 100m title at the World Under-20 Championships in Nairobi, and in April 2022, became the first man from Botswana to break 10 seconds.

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