Athletics-Tebogo says he and Lyles are friendly rivals after "arrogant" remark in Paris


Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 200m Semi-Finals - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 07, 2024. Letsile Tebogo of Botswana crosses the line to win semi final 2 ahead of Noah Lyles of United States. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Botswana's Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo said he and Noah Lyles have a friendly relationship, clarifying remarks he made about his American rival being "arrogant" after beating him for gold in the 200 metres at last year's Paris Games.

Tebogo, who captured Botswana's first Olympic title, raised eyebrows in his post-race press conference when he said he could not be the face of athletics because he was not "an arrogant or loud person like Noah" who embraces being a showman.

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