Fans brace for World Championships humdinger

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Track rivarly: Tebogo (right) and Lyles PIC: IILUSTRATION WORLD ATHLETICS

The World Cup of athletics, the World Championships, will blast into life in Tokyo next week, with Botswana looking to add to its tally of four medals from the sport's premier competition.

Only two athletes, Amantle Montsho and Letsile Tebogo, have made it to the podium at the World Championships, and the current team is eager to change the statistics.

Tebogo is tipped to add to his two medals, a silver and bronze, which he won at the 2023 edition that was held in Budapest, Hungary.

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