Tebogo, Kebinatshipi on Diamond League big payout hunt

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Kebinatshipi will battle it
out against Jacory Patterson, Zakithi Nene, Rai Benjamin, Matthew Hudson-Smith, Jereem Richards and Chris Bailey

The 200m Olympic champion, Letsile Tebogo and double World champion, Collen Busang Kebinatshipi, will this weekend line up for a payout of over P400,000 ($30,000) at the Diamond League final and a diamond trophy in Brussels.

Both athletes' next stop after the Diamond League finals is the World Athletics Ultimate Challenge that gets underway next week.

The final is set for an electrifying 200m showdown, with Tebogo and American sprinter Kenneth Bednareck renewing their fierce rivalry.

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Tebogo, Kebinatshipi on Diamond League big payout hunt

The 200m Olympic champion, Letsile Tebogo and double World champion, Collen Busang Kebinatshipi, will this weekend line up for a payout of over P400,000 ($30,000) at the Diamond League final and a diamond trophy in Brussels.