Letsile Tebogo Plots Bold Switch After LA 2028 in Bid to Surpass Usain Bolt’s Legacy

Letsile Tebogo Plots Bold Switch After LA 2028 in Bid to Surpass Usain Bolt’s Legacy

Abigael Wafula 18:00 - 29.04.2025

Letsile Tebogo has hinted at big changes ahead in his career following the LA 2028 Olympics.

Letsile Tebogo will not be going the Usain Bolt way as he unveils a grand plan for his career beyond the LA 2028 Olympic Games.

The reigning Olympic 200m champion revealed that he plans to switch up distances to the 400m when the time is right, which is preferably after the 2028 Olympics.

He will be looking to go beyond Usain Bolt’s legacy, since the Jamaican legend solely focused on the 100m and 200m, and still holds the world records in the two distances to date.

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Letsile Tebogo pointed out that at the moment, he will not be able to do the three events since it would be draining. He revealed that the main goal for the season will be to go one place better than what he did at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

He claimed the silver medal in the men’s 100m, finishing second behind Noah Lyles, before sealing the podium in the 200m, with Noah Lyles and Erriyon Knighton finishing first and second, respectively.

“First of all, we shall try to change what we did in Budapest, that is the main goal of the season. It would be great for me to do the 400m, and I believe that after the LA 2028, that’s when we will switch up, but I don’t think I’ll be able to do the 400m before then, that’s too much,” Letsile Tebogo revealed.

Letsile Tebogo started his 2025 season with a series of 400m races, starting from the BAA Track And Field Series 2, where he finished second.

He then won the race at the ACNW League 6, then finished second, still competing in the 400m at the ASA Athletics Grand Prix 1. Letsile Tebogo’s last 400m of the season was at the Maurie Plant Meet.

In the interview, Letsile Tebogo also touched on his Paris Olympic Games victory, revealing that he received a lot of love from the world.

“It was an unbelievable experience, something that we did not expect as a team, but we are grateful to see the support from the African continent and the whole world,” he said.

“The 400m has poured a lot of fitness into everything we are building up for, and I’d say I’m ready for the 100m.”

With his eyes firmly set on rewriting history, Letsile Tebogo is pacing himself for longevity and greatness. While the 400m may have to wait, his ambition to surpass even the greatest sprinters of all time is already well in motion.