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The reigning Olympic champion has detailed what Africa needs to do to get to the level of the US when it comes to sprinting.
Reigning Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo believes that with the right resources, Africa will shock the world when it comes to sprinting.
At the Paris Olympic Games, Tebogo became the first African to win an Olympic gold medal in a sprint race and he believes his victory has changed a lot and going forward, that will not be news anymore.
Letsile Tebogo explained that winning an Olympic gold medal has for sure changed a lot and made him a source of motivation to many youths back in Botswana and the whole of Africa. He revealed that Africa is only lacking a few things when it comes to empowering and when those things are sorted, Americans, Europeans and Jamaicans should be worried.
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The Motswana youngster wants to take it from where Frankie Fredericks left. The Namibian was a trailblazer in the world of African sprinting as he claimed silver medals at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.
"It has created more empowerment for the youth back in the country, back in the African continent, because now a lot of youth want to engage in sporting activities, not just athletics, because I've shown them that anything is possible,” Letsile Tebogo told AFP.
"I believe there's true potential in Africa, just that we don't have as many resources as other countries. So if we have the resources, then Africa could be one of the deadliest continents.”
From starting the season with the loss of his mother, Seratiwa Tebogo, the world 100m silver medallist has shown the world that anything is possible. He was impressive this season and revealed that all his wins are motivated by his late mother.
After winning the gold medal in the 200m at the Olympics, Tebogo went on to anchor the 4x400m relay team to a silver behind the Rai Benjamin anchored US team.
He claimed top honours at the Diamond League meetings in Lausanne, Silesia, Rome and Zurich. He also won the race at the Grand Prix Lombardia before rounding up his season with a win at the Diamond League Meeting final in Brussels.
"The Olympics have taken me to a different level. It has opened a lot of doors for me,” Tebogo added.
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