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🔴 Breaking News:
Letsile Tebogo from Bostwana produced a shock at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Thursday, winning gold in the 200m final.
The 21-year-old claimed the 200m gold medal, denying Noah Lylesa a sprint double at the competition.
Tebogo also finished with an African record of 19.46 seconds.
American Kenneth Bednarek came second, crossing the line in 19.62 seconds.
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Lyles, who became the world’s fastest man by five-thousandths of a second in the 100m final on Sunday night, matched his Tokyo bronze in 19.70 seconds.
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It emerged after the race that Lyles had tested positive for COVID-19 and the 27-year-old had to be helped off the track in a wheelchair.
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