Tebogo wins stunning 200m as Lyles is denied double

Aug 09, 2024 Sports

Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo crosses the finish line ahead of Kenny Bednarek (L) and Noah Lyles to win the men’s 200m final. (Jewel Samad/Getty Images)

BBC Sport – Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo claimed a surprise Olympic 200m gold medal as Noah Lyles was denied a sprint double at Paris 2024.

Tebogo, 21, stormed clear of his rivals to clock an African record of 19.46 seconds and finish ahead of American Kenneth Bednarek, who crossed the line in 19.62.

Lyles, crowned the world’s fastest man by five-thousandths of a second in a historic 100m final four days earlier, was unable to compete at the head of the race and matched his Tokyo bronze in 19.70.

Having burst out on to the track to huge cheers before the race, Lyles was seeking to become the first man since Usain Bolt to complete a 100m and 200m double at an Olympic Games.

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