The Guardian
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Gaborone gold rush: how Botswana rose to the top of men’s sprinting
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Botswana, a country of 2.5 million people, has emerged as a top men's sprinting nation through investment in young athletes, exemplified by Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo winning the 4x400m relay at the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, though this progress faces threats.
Gaborone gold rush: how Botswana rose to the top of men’s sprinting
Country with a population of just 2.5m credits investment in young athletes for its rise but this progress is under threat
It was a fairytale ending to the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone. In the final strait, Collen Kebinatshipi surged past South Africa’s Zakithi Nene to win the men’s 4x400m relay for Botswana. The home crowd, a sea of light blue, went wild.
“It means so many things to us,” Letsile Tebogo, 22, the reigning 200m Olympic champion, who ran the second leg, told reporters afterwa
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