Letsile Tebogo has hinted at what might have affected his performance in the London Diamond League, promising to bounce back stronger.
Letsile Tebogo has revealed what went wrong in the men’s 100m race at the Diamond League Meeting in London on Saturday, July 19.
The reigning Olympic 200m champion went into the race with the hope of making a mark but failed to impress, finishing seventh in 10.12 seconds.
Oblique Seville ran away with the win, crossing the finish line in 9.86 seconds. Reigning Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles came in second in 10.00 seconds. Another Jamaican, Ackeem Blake, sealed the podium in 10.08.
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The world 100m silver medallist revealed that he was fatigued going into the race, but admitted that it was not an excuse for his performance.
That was his second straight Diamond League loss as he had also finished second behind Noah Lyles in the men’s 200m at the Diamond League Meeting in Monaco.
Prior to competing in London, the world 200m bronze medallist had finished second in the men’s 100m at Grand Prix Brescia.
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“I mean, coming into the race, I knew it was packed. I have to come up and give my best shot. This is not my best shot,” Letsile Tebogo said in an interview on the Inside Lane.
“But for now, we have to take in the results, look back into the race and see where it went wrong and then fix all that. Then come back a stronger man because there's still much work to be done.
“It's not easy from Eugene to Monaco, from Monaco to China, and then back here. The body needs rest. For now, it's just to rest a little bit and go up.”
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Letsile Tebogo opened his 2025 season with a series of 400m races before making his 200m debut with a victory at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix.
He then finished second in the men’s 100m at the Diamond League Meeting in Xiamen before improving to third at the Meeting in Keqiao.
Letsile Tebogo would then claim top honours in the men’s 200m at the Diamond League Meeting in Doha before pulling up an injury at the Diamond League Meeting in Rabat. He returned to competition at the Prefontaine Classic, setting a world-leading time of 19.76.