Olympics 200m champion Letsile Tebogo has opened up on what makes him happy despite finishing third in the 100m race at Shanghai Diamond League.
Botswana sprinter Letsile Tebogo is impressed with his performance at the Shanghai Diamond League where he finished third but had an improved time.
Tebogo clocked 10.03 seconds for third place behind winner Akani Simbine (9.98 seconds) and second-placed Kishane Thompson (9.99 seconds) in Shanghai, having kept pace with the leading duo before they got the better of him.
It was his third straight 100m and after managing 10.55 seconds and then 10.20 seconds in his two previous races, Tebogo feels he is getting where he wants to be as he eyes further success this season.
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“We are still building up for the main part of the season and I get more excited with these challenges and competing against the guys. Today shows I am on the right level and I can deliver more in the coming weeks.
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Tebogo had started his season with four straight 400m races bur admitted last week that he was using them to build his speed and endurance for the 200m and 100m and looks to be improving his time by every run.
The Olympics 200m champion will now be looking forward to running his first sub-10 of the season in his subsequent races.