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Botswana overcame their recent setback involving the withdrawal of Letsile Tebogo to secure a World Championship ticket.
Botswana have secured a World Championship ticket in Tokyo in September without their star man, Letsile Tebogo.
The Olympic gold medalist and the entirety of Botswana's 2024 Paris Olympics silver medal-winning team in the 4x400m withdrew from the World Relays team, citing personal reasons.
Botswana were tipped to struggle without their star men, but the team stormed to a Championship ticket in China.
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Lee Bhekempilo Eppie, Leungo Scotch, Victor Ntweng, and Justice Oratile ran a cool 3:01.23 to claim their heat 2 ahead of China.
The performance earned them a spot in the final and a ticket to the World Championships in Tokyo in September.
A Remarkable Performance Amid Withdrawals
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This is an impressive feat achieved in the absence of their star man Tebogo, who anchored the team to victory in last year's edition in the Bahamas to secure a ticket to the Olympics, where they claimed silver behind a Rai Benjamin-anchored Team USA.
Tebogo, alongside Bayapo Ndori and Busang Collen Kebinatshipi, had withdrawn ahead of the showdown in China, reportedly due to personal reasons, as per the Botswana Athletics Association.
This setback had seen the team be tipped to underperform without their star men who spearheaded them to glory last year.
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Eyes on the Final
However, the side gave a good account of themselves to surge to the final, where they will be up against South Africa, Kenya, France, Belgium, Great Britain, Portugal, and China.
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