Olympics-Athletics-Tebogo is pride of Africa wearing shoes for his mum


Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 200m Final - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 08, 2024. Letsile Tebogo of Botswana reacts after winning gold. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

PARIS (Reuters) - Botswana's Letsile Tebogo was the toast of Africa after winning the Olympic 200 metres gold on Thursday but his immediate thoughts were much closer to home as he dedicated his victory to his mother who died in May.

Tebogo became the first African to win the event when he ran 19.46 seconds to beat Americans Kenny Bednarek and a COVID-hit Noah Lyles to claim Botswana's first Olympic gold medal and become the fifth-fastest man in history over the half-lap.

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