The Olympic 200m champion was noticed pulling submerged automobiles out of the deep water in Gaborone
Letsile Tebogo, who secured Botswana’s first ever Olympic gold medal in Paris final summer season, has saved stranded drivers from floodwaters in Botswana.
The Olympic 200m champion got here to assistance from motorists whose vehicles have been submerged because of the extreme flooding within the capital Gaborone.
Tebogo, in a video which was extensively shared on social media, was seen utilizing his 4×4 Toyota Land Cruiser to tug different vehicles out of the deep water. Heavy rains in Botswana led to floods and the closure of important roads throughout the nation.
One other angle of Letsile Tebogo rescuing a car trapped by the flooding in Botswana.
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The 21-year-old created historical past final yr after he turned Botswana’s first ever Olympic champion with 200m gold within the French capital, clocking an African report of 19.46 – a time that positioned him fifth on the all-time checklist over half a lap.
He then adopted that up by serving to Botswana’s males’s 4x400m staff safe an Olympic silver medal, ending behind the USA.
Over the course of the season, Tebogo dipped below 20 seconds within the 200m on 9 events, exhibiting outstanding consistency all through his marketing campaign.
Tebogo, alongside Sifan Hassan, have been topped World Athletes of the 12 months final December.
Letsile Tebogo and Sifan Hassan (Getty)
The Motswana additionally claimed silver and bronze medals within the 100m and 200m respectively on the 2023 World Championships in Budapest.
Tebogo, a double world under-20 100m champion and 200m silver medallist, continues to be the official 100m record-holder for that age class, after he clocked 9.91 in 2022.
He additionally holds a world better of 30.69 for the 300m and has clocked 44.29 within the 400m.
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