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Tebogo races into legend as first African man to claim Olympic 200m title

Letsile Tebogo from Botswana became on 8 August the first man from Africa to win the 200m final at an Olympic Games. REUTERS - Dylan Martinez

Letsile Tebogo from Botswana entered legend on Thursday night when he became the first man from Africa to win the 200m at an Olympic Games.

The 21-year-old scorched home in 19.46 seconds. He beat the American duo of Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles into second and third place respectively.

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