Tebogo says he's moving up to the 400 (after he wins Olympic 100m gold in 2028).

rojo · 2024-09-19T00:17:13-04:00

WA has a nice article on him:https://worldathletics.org/news/feature/letsile-tebogo-botswana-olympic-sprints-200m-paris[i]Having run a final leg split of 43.08 – even faster than Benjamin’s 43.18 – to bring Botswana home in an African record of 2:54.53, the obvious question in Lausanne was whether he was considering a move up to 400m running at some point in his career. The answer to which was: yes. But only after he had won Olympic 100m gold at the 2028 Los Angeles Games…[/i]They also have some interesting quotes. On whether he's thought about moving to the USA.[i] Asked about whether he had considered moving to the United States, where so many of the world’s top sprinters have been developed, Tebogo replied: “It’s a tough question to answer but in the United States there is a lot of competition, so once you take one gem from Africa and you put it there, it is going to be destroyed.[/i]And on how he likes to farm and take care of his animals (he had 10 but the govt has given him at least 30 more).[i]Tebogo also spoke of the grounding effect of being a part-time farmer: “I personally had 10 animals – cows and goats – and then the Botswana government gave me about 30 more now. I am still counting, there are still more coming from them. “Farming takes me away from the city life, so I can just refresh my mental life. Because in the city you are not a free human, but in the bush you are a free human being. “It allows me to distract myself away from track and field. Once you think about track and field too much, at the moment you get too much stress.”[/i]

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1 year ago 09/19/2024 7:27pm EDT

re: mictlantecuhtli

mictlantecuhtli wrote:
You understand that Tebogo ran 30.6 at the start of the season right? This guy is a talent off the charts. He is .3 faster than Bolt and Johnson. He could 100% run 42 mid after a few years of training for the 400.

Yes, it is truly impressive, sure.

It's a World Best, nonetheless.

But the final 100m are a whole different animal. Tebogo has a 43.04 relay time.

Substract the reaction time off the blocks and WVN covered the distance in 42.85 without a flying start.

I would LOVE this OCD-inducing 43.03 WR to fall, just don't see anyone able to beat It anytime soon.

1 year ago 09/19/2024 10:29pm EDT

re: Rubio

It's all talk. The money from the 100m is way better. No one cares about the 400 and the training is a lot more difficult. Bolt has talked about that aspect a lot - the training for the 400 is a different animal compared to the 1 and 2.

1 year ago 09/20/2024 4:39am EDT

re: hisefficiency

Well if you don't believe it, it won't happen!! Lyles does the same thing

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