From Botswana to the world stage, Letsile Tebogo is redefining the future of sprinting.—Letsile Tebogo is redefining the future of sprinting. Tebogo showed his resilience at ASA Grand Prix’s 400m in Pretoria on March 12, 2025, finishing second and clocking out in 45.42 seconds. The Botswana prodigy is on fire; another showdown was at the National Stadium at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in the 200m. Timing?

Tebogo outperformed Jamaica’s Tyquendo Tracey and South Africa’s Luxolo Adams, with a time of 20.23 seconds on the blue track. And behind the track and field sensation, there is a mentor who has helped him reach here. Meet Letsile Tebogo’s coach, Kebonyemodisa “Dose” Mosimanyane. Let’s know more about his achievements and more.

Letsile Tebogo’s coach revealed

Letsile Tebogo’s coach is Kebonyemodisa “Dose” Mosimanyane, a long-time mentor who has been instrumental in shaping Tebogo’s sprinting career. When Tebogo broke the 300m record in Pretoria, South Africa, with a running time of 30.69s on February 17, 2024. “The WR is not something that we trained for,” said Mosimanyane in a telephone interview with Gazette Sports. Letsile Tebogo’s coach is working hard to put Botswana into the limelight; one of the best athletes, Tebogo, is showing the world what Botswana athletes can do.

Kebonyemodisa “Dose” Mosimanyane’s career highlights

While Kebonyemodisa “Dose” Mosimanyane’s mentees are ruling the track and field world, the coach himself is no less. Dose has been named as the coach of the year in April 2025, and even before this year as well. In April 2024, Letsile Tebogo said, “For now, we don’t focus on the past…we need to move on to the next races. If you hold on to the fact that you won a silver medal in the past, you will never progress. So, as much as the silver medal is an added advantage, I don’t want to focus on that but to try a new strategy.” Mindset? Well, it shows how strong-headed the champion is, and of course it is important to move forward.

In September 2023, when Letsile Tebogo suffered a hamstring injury, Mosimanyane backed Tebogo and said, “It had to be gradual so that the injury doesn’t recur because a hamstring injury is very difficult to deal with. Sometimes it gets to the athlete’s mind and may disturb them from running even if they are healed.”

Kebonyemodisa “Dose” Mosimanyane was awarded the coach of the year award in 2022 as well. Apart from coaching Letsile Tebogo, he has also coached other athletes like Leungo Scotch. Scotch has earned many accolades under coach Mosimanyane from 2019 to 2022. Other athletes are Tshepiso Masalela. Tshepiso Masalela, Zibane Ngozi, Galefele Moroko, Tlhomphang Basele, and Bayopa Ndori. Ndori stole the spotlight this April with a time of 44.59 seconds at the ASA Grand Prix 400 m event. And the 21-year-old prodigy Letsile Tebogo has his achievements under coach Kebonyemodisa “Dose” Mosimanyane.

With gold and silver at the Paris Olympics 2024, in the 200m and 4x400m relay, respectively. Other notable achievements include the World Athletics Continental Tour 2025 at the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne on March 29. With a personal best time of 44.29 seconds, the current Olympic 200-meter champion finished second in a season-best time of 45.26 seconds. Leungo Scotch, a sprinter from Motswana, finished third in an incredible 45.60 seconds. Letsile Tebogo is making headlines in the track and field world with each passing day under coach Kebonyemodisa “Dose” Mosimanyane.