Olympic champion sprinter Letsile Tebogo recently penned an emotional tribute for his deceased mother, Elizabeth Seratiwa Tebogo. Elizabeth had departed for her heavenly abode a year ago after a long battle with breast cancer.
Recently, Tebogo shared some close moments with his mother on his social media handle. The Botswana sprinter had also dedicated his historic 200m victory at the 2024 Paris Olympics to his mother.
Letsile Tebogo Gets Emotional As He Pays Tribute to Mother
While there is no exact information about the birthday of Tebogo’s mother, the Olympic champion decided to pay an emotional tribute anyway. He shared some of the closest moments with his departed mother, who was just 43 when she passed away in May last year.
Tebogo wrote in the caption of his first Instagram story:
“To the woman who gave me everything. I miss you more the words can say. I hope you’re celebrating among the stars.”
Letsile Tebogo’s Instagram stories about his mother, Elizabeth [Image Source: Letsile Tebogo’s Instagram]In another Instagram story, Tebogo lamented the loss, wishing he could spend more time with his mother.
After creating history at the Paris Olympics last year, a lot was expected from Tebogo this year, and to a large extent, the 22-year-old Olympic champion didn’t disappoint.
Tebogo clocked 20.23 seconds in his first major 200m event held at his own home under the banner of FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix. However, his first attempt at 100m ended in disappointment this year, when he finished seventh in the men’s 100m final at the Xiamen Diamond League meet, despite clocking a decent time of 10.20 seconds.
Tebogo won two of his Diamond League meets in style, including the Eugene Prefontaine Classic.
However, to everyone’s surprise, arch-rival Noah Lyles (19.74s) took the perfect revenge for the Paris Olympics by winning back the Diamond League trophy after three years in the men’s 200m finals, as Tebogo finished second with a time of 19.76 seconds.
Tebogo’s disappointment continued with the World Championships, where he qualified for the 100m finals but was disqualified for a false start. If that wasn’t enough, Tebogo missed out on a podium finish by a whisker in the 200m finals, finishing fourth despite a brilliant time of 19.65 seconds.
However, the Olympic champion made up for the disappointment by finishing the year with a gold medal in the men’s 4x400m relay, as Team Botswana clocked 2:57.76 to clinch the gold.
