Letsile Tebogo sets new 400m PB

I'm not 100% sure what you mean here, could you elaborate? From my perspective, in the U20s he obviously looked better from 0-60 vs other U20s meanwhile Coleman was next to him in the World 100m final so that might have affected things. Furthermore, he was being cautious around some leg issues and so didn't do much "speed" training before Budapest and mostly strength stuff, which might explain him being strong at the end of the 100 (although based on his WJRs it didn't seem like he was going to fade if he wasn't showboating). He doubled to see how his body would handle it, and actually picked up a slightly injury in the 200m final which was worsened in the 100m DL Final where he pulled up and ended his season.

Again I'm not exactly sure what you meant but I did have some thoughts about last year and so just laid them out. This year he started off training slowly and in flats, did an easy 400m time trial in them (46.XX) and then his coach started allowing him to use spikes. I'm very excited to see what he does this year!

No one is surging at the end of a sprint over any distance, some people just fade less than others.

this. common misunderstanding about the 400 - it’s not about who speeds up the most, it’s about who slows down the least

yeah, poor wording, but you know what I mean.

Here's video of the race from South Africa where Tebogo ran 44.29.

9.88/19.50/44.29 pbs at the age of 20 is sick stuff. We're in for a few great years of battles between Tebogo, Lyles, and Knighton.

There is something weird about Tebogo.

Do you think he got ahold of some of the stuff that fuels Nijel Amos?

That remains to be seen. Until that day comes, the sprint world will have to deal with a guy who might well be a favorite to medal at 100, 200, or 400 in any given championship.

Would he do the 200/400 double over 100/200? Maybe not, but I'd pick him to win in the 400. In the 100, I'd have Lyles ahead of him, and I also think one of the Jamaicans might become a consistent low 9.8s guy this year from Thompson/Seville/Blake.

Yes, yes and yes again.

Told you about Tebogo. Excellent, he is maximizing his young-style potential. I agree that 200/400 is his zone, bit that could change in the coming years, with more muscle and power on early drive. But, excellent!

Thompson! Everyone’s forgotten about him already. My money’s on Seville, imo Thompson needs to prove himself a bit more.

Tebogo has already been analyzed by DACH. He is only the 2nd generational athlete behind Bolt to have this asymmetrical biomechanics so I believe he will be multiple world and olympic champion.

Next time a supreme talent from the USA/UK emerges I hope you say "Do you think he got ahold of some of the stuff that fuels Justin Gatlin/Dwain Chambers?"

He's incredibly lightweight and has pretty unique proportions. Must have a huge positive wingspan.

Everyone could always be on drugs, but he does seem like he was just born to run.

He is not US based athlete as Amos was when he doped.

what's DACH?

I hope he is not peaking too soon.

As Amantle Montsho was, right?

As the hundreds of Kenyans who are being banned, it seems daily are, right?

I'm not buying this.

See NIjel Amos, Amantle Montsho, 4x400 last year...