Letsile Tebogo (BOT) beat three American speedsters, including 100m gold medalist Noah Lyles, to win the 200m on Thursday. PARIS — Letsile Tebogo beat the American pair of Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles in 19.46 seconds on Thursday to become the Botswana’s first gold medal, becoming the first African to win the Olympic 200m title.
Lyles, the 100-meter gold medalist, hugged Tebogo, shuffled to his courtside seat, then landed on the court and waved to his trainers. USA Track & Field announced after the meet that Lyles had been diagnosed with the coronavirus two days earlier.
Tebogo won a bronze medal at the World Championships last year and set a national record of 9.86 with a sixth-place finish in the 100m final in Paris. With his outstanding performance, he became the fifth fastest runner over 200m in history. man. He repeated his preliminary win against Lyles in the same match.
Bednarek chased his way to his second consecutive silver medal in 19.62 seconds, while Lyles trailed behind, hoping to become the first American to complete the sprint double since Carl Lewis 40 years earlier, finishing third in 19.67 seconds. Three.
A yellow card appeared next to his name in the official results after U.S. officials and NBC Sports said Lyles had contracted the coronavirus.
– Reuters, specifically for live media
