Letsile Tebogo (BOT) beat three American speedsters, together with 100m gold medalist Noah Lyles, to win the 200m on Thursday. PARIS — Letsile Tebogo beat the American pair of Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles in 19.46 seconds on Thursday to change into the Botswana’s first gold medal, turning into the primary African to win the Olympic 200m title.
Lyles, the 100-meter gold medalist, hugged Tebogo, shuffled to his courtside seat, then dropped to the court docket and waved to his trainers. USA Monitor & Area introduced after the meet that Lyles had been recognized with the coronavirus two days earlier.
Tebogo received a bronze medal ultimately yr’s world championships and set a nationwide document of 9.86 with a sixth-place end within the 100m remaining in Paris, a dominant efficiency that noticed him change into the fifth-fastest man over 200m in historical past. man. He repeated his preliminary win towards Lyles in the identical match.
Bednarek chased after him to assert his second consecutive silver medal in 19.62 seconds, whereas Lyles fell behind, hoping to change into the primary American to finish the dash double since Carl Lewis 40 years in the past, ending third in 19.67 seconds. Three.
A yellow card appeared subsequent to his identify within the official outcomes after U.S. officers and NBC Sports activities stated Lyles had contracted the coronavirus.
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