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Hectic Continental Tour season for Letsile and others

Tebogo PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG.
Tebogo PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG.

A hectic season is on the cards for sprint sensation Letsile Tebogo and other local athletes. World Athletics has announced a busy calendar for the 2024 Continental Tour meetings.

The first Gold level meeting of the season is set for Australia in February. More than 190 meetings are included in next year’s tour, which is divided into four levels Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Challenger. The status of each meeting is determined by the quality of competition and prize money on offer.

The tour’s top tier comprises 12 events spread across five of the six continental areas. The full calendar currently includes 27 Silver, 62 Bronze and 89 Challenger meetings that would also be added to as the season progresses.

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