Letsile Tebogo Reveals Why He Has the Edge Over Noah Lyles and Co at World Championships

Letsile Tebogo Reveals Why He Has the Edge Over Noah Lyles and Co at World Championships

Abigael Wafula 17:00 - 15.05.2025

Letsile Tebogo believes he is finally in the perfect position to challenge and outrun the likes of Noah Lyles and other top contenders at the World Championships in Tokyo.

Letsile Tebogo has shared one main reason why Noah Lyles, Kishane Thompson, Akani Simbine and other sprinters will find it difficult to beat him at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

The reigning Olympic 200m champion revealed that his focus will be on the 100m and 200m, and he expects to excel in both events.

Despite not having won any of his two 100m races of the season, Letsile Tebogo remains confident in his training and is slowly trusting the process ahead of the September showpiece.

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He started his season with a series of 400m to build on his endurance before making his 200m debut at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix.

Letsile Tebogo then made his 100m season debut at the Diamond League Meeting in Xiamen, finishing seventh before improving to third at the Diamond League Meeting in Shanghai. Now, he heads to the Diamond League Meeting confident of coming out with a win in the 200m.

Letsile Tebogo: Why it will be hard to beat him

Letsile Tebogo
Letsile Tebogo

Letsile Tebogo is confident that he has enough time to address all the issues he has in the 100m and 200m, something he never had last season.

The world 100m silver medallist lost his mother, Seratiwa Tebogo, a few months before the Paris Olympic Games and took time off before resuming training.

Letsile Tebogo revealed that his team decided to focus on the 200m, and he managed to win a gold medal, a historic feat not only for Botswana but also for Africa.

Tebogo is also excited to compete in Tokyo for the first time, noting that he will be looking forward to seeing how his competitors show up and also watching the other events.

“So far, that’s my plan: to flip-flop between the two events. But I believe right now, we still have a lot of time to work on both events,” Letsile Tebogo shared in the pre-race press conference ahead of the Diamond League Meeting in Doha.

“For the Olympics, it wasn’t easy, it was unfortunate that my mother had to pass away, and we had to cut down a few weeks of training, and we had to put down what we know we are best in.

“We made sure that if I lost the 100m, at least I’d get something in the 200m, and it worked out. I think now, we have a lot of time to work on the 100m and 200m and improve the medals we won in Budapest.”

Letsile Tebogo believes he now has the time, focus, and momentum to dominate both the 100m and 200m, making him a formidable force his rivals will struggle to outrun in Tokyo.