Africa: Tebogo Races Into Legend As First African Man to Claim Olympic 200m Title

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

The men’s 200m has been a feature of the Olympic Games since the second edition in 1900.

Since then, 17 of the winners have come from the United States. Jamaica, courtesy of Don Quarrie and Usain Bolt’s hat…