�Rare gem� Thebe sets blistering pace

Thebe started his primary education in his village of birth, Ramonaka in Kgatleng before moving to Nthwalang Junior Secondary School and proceeded to Good Hope Senior Secondary School. It was at junior level when the young Thebe showed his sprinting prowess.

“I was a football player at primary school. I did not have much interest in athletics. My sports caster at junior school, Neo Nkane is the one who realised my potential in athletics. She encouraged me to concentrate on running. I took her advice and never looked back,” reveals the last born in a family of three.