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Letsile sets new 100m record

Letsile Tebogo PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Letsile Tebogo PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Sprint sensation, Letsile Tebogo set the national record after clocking 10.08 in junior men’s 100m Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) championships held at the National Stadium over the weekend.

The World Athletics Junior gold medalist had no contest in his first 100m race this year. He went into the race as a favourite despite the red card that he received in Francistown last weekend due to a false start. Tebogo has already qualified for Africa Senior Championships and World Youth Championships. His next target is to qualify for Oregon World Championships. In the senior women’s 100m race, Boitshepiso Kelapile of Maun BDF athletics club qualified for Africa Senior Championships after clocking 11.94.

Tsaone Sebele also had a good day in the office outclassing Oarabile Tshosa in women’s 100m clocking 11.43. Tshosa followed closely with 11.50. Zimbabwean sprinter, Ngoni Makusha claimed the men’s 100m clocking 10.40. The Olympian was in the country to kick start his 2022 season. Leungo Scotch was pushing behind him to stop the clock at 10.49. Ditiro Sebele finished third with a time of 10.56. Thuso Masasa continued his brilliant form peddling away from Zibani Ngozi to win heat four with a time of 10.38. Speaking to Sport Monitor, Tebogo said he was surprised by the time that he had run. “I do not know where it comes from. I am not even sure what it means because it is not a World Championships qualify, because for that I need 10.05 or maybe it is for Commonwealth Games.

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