'It's just another race': Tebogo on Lyles face-off

Thursday, July 10, 2025 | 660 Views |

Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo has downplayed the euphoria of facing off with his fierce competitor, Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles at the Monaco Diamond League tomorrow.

Fresh off from recording a world lead with 19.76s over the weekend, Tebogo and Lyles are set to face off for the first time since the latter lost to Tebogo in the 200m Olympic final, back in 2024.

With social media frenzy over the face-off between the two athletes tomorrow, Tebogo has downplayed it, alluding that it is just another race.

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'It's just another race': Tebogo on Lyles face-off

Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo has downplayed the euphoria of facing off with his fierce competitor, Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles at the Monaco Diamond League tomorrow.

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