Over 30,000 Celebrate Olympic Gold Medalist Letsile Tebogo in Botswana
More than 30,000 people gathered at the National Stadium in Botswana to welcome Letsile Tebogo, the 2024 Olympic Games 200 meters gold medalist, and the members of Botswana’s 4×400 meters relay team. Tebogo, who anchored the relay team to a silver medal, highlighted Botswana’s most successful Olympic campaign to date, which included the country’s first-ever gold medal. Tebogo, 21, secured the 200 meters gold with a time of 19.46 seconds, surpassing Kenneth Bednarek and Noah Lyles from the USA. During the celebration, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi joined in, greeting the athletes amidst traditional dancers and widespread displays of the national flag. Tebogo and his teammates rode around the stadium in a rooftop car, acknowledging the enthusiastic crowd.