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Letsile's 400m call may be too loud to ignore

Letsile Tebogo has carved out a successful career as a 100m and 200m specialist, winning medals at the biggest stages of athletics in both sprints. He has broken the national 100m record multiple times; in fact, when he quietly burst into the scene, it was through his exploit in the shortest sprint.

However, indications are that he is more of a 200m specialist, and results are there to back him up as his only gold at either the Olympics or the World Championships came through the half-lap.

Since winning a silver medal at the 2023 Budapest World Championships, Tebogo has not had much success in the 100m.

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