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Botswana's Olympic leader Letsile Tebogo has cleared the aerial connected his viral 'arrogant and loud' connection connected Noah Lyles, saying they're friends present and should inactive beryllium the look of athletics.
Months aft his viral look of athletics 'arrogant' connection connected Noah Lyles, Botswana's Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo has clarified however his intentions was misunderstood connected the American way star.
The 21-year-old roseate to planetary designation astatine the Paris Olympic Games, aft defeating the American duo of Kenny Bednarek and Lyles successful the men's 200m final, clocking a caller African Record of 19.46s.
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With his feat, helium became Africa and Botswana's archetypal Olympic golden medallist successful sprint past - 1 that propelled him arsenic a relation exemplary successful his state and the continent.
Interestingly, aft his 200m triumph successful Paris, Tebogo said helium could not go the look of athletics arsenic helium is not an "arrogant and loud" idiosyncratic similar Lyles, who won 100m golden astatine the Games.
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His connection went viral, with astir fans supporting his bold claims and asserting that Lyles' extravagant property does not merit specified bragging rights arsenic the look of athletics.
Tebogo has present clarified those comments and says the brace present person a affable relationship.
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"When you get connected to the track, it's each astir business," helium said arsenic quoted by BBC Sports. "When we finish, we go friends and past beingness goes on."
However, Tebogo reiterated that Lyles inactive deserves to beryllium the look of athletics arsenic helium has the property that champion fits it.
"But the 'arrogance'... he's bully to merchantability our athletics due to the fact that helium knows what to do. But with me, I'll ever shy distant from doing that due to the fact that that's me."
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Tebogo's Olympic exploits brought Botswana to a standstill, with a nationalist vacation announced to observe his feat and tens of thousands of radical greeting him connected his return.
In summation to his 200m gold, helium anchored Botswana to a 4x400m relay metallic medal successful Paris down the United States and was named 2024 World Athlete of the Year.
The sprint duo volition rekindle their rivalry arsenic the 2025 play progresses, particularly astatine the Tokyo World Championships successful September, wherever Tebogo volition beryllium gunning to dethrone Lyles arsenic the 100m and 200m satellite champion.
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