Tebogo entered the championships amidst high expectations. However ‘lady luck’ was not with the world male athlete of the year, as his performance in individual races did not deliver as expected. He was disqualified from the men’s 100m final after a false start. Aiming to redeem himself in his preferred 200m, Tebogo still could not find the click as he missed out on a podium finish. At the last championships in Budapest in 2023, Tebogo scooped a silver medal in the 100m and settled for bronze in the 200m. However, the talented sprinter, who is the first ever-African athlete to be an Olympic champion in the 200m, did not return home empty handed. He ran the fastest split to help the team win Africa’s first ever 4x400m gold medal .
Now that Tokyo championships are behind him, the Olympic champion said his focus would now be on recuperating.
