It seems like before the track and field season wraps up for this year, everyone’s going to be talking about Letsile Tebogo—this guy is on fire, and his winning streak doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. Let’s rewind a bit and take a look at how his incredible year unfolded. It all started with a historic moment at the Paris Olympics, where the 21-year-old sprinter from Botswana clinched gold in the 200m, stunning fans and competitors alike. But the story didn’t end there.

Tebogo went on and won the ANOC Male Athlete of the Year trophy in Paris, which was a massive one to add. And as if that wasn’t enough, he won another! He finished the year by winning the title of Best Male Track Athlete of the Year at the World Athletics Awards, an award, and his rival Noah Lyles did not even get nominated for this despite winning the gold medal in the Paris 100m. So, you bet 2024 has well and truly been his year!

But if you look back at Tebogo’s journey to this point, it’s been a mix of triumphs and challenges. He started 2024 strong, staying unbeaten in his first three meets, including wins at the Curro Podium Final and ASA Athletics Grand Prix 2 and 3. While he’s best known for his dominance in the 100m and 200m, he also helped Botswana secure an Olympic spot in the 4x400m relay at the World Athletics Relays.

At the Paris Olympics, Tebogo had a tough moment when he finished 6th in the 100m, but he made an epic comeback in the 200m, outpacing Lyles to win the gold. With everything Tebogo has accomplished, it’s clear that this is just the beginning for him. The future is looking bright, and he’s ready for whatever’s next! But what next? Well, they will face each other now next year.

The World Athletics Relay scheduled for 2025 is really going to be interesting as it is to be held in Guangzhou. This is going to be the first time China is hosting this event and with Letsile Tebogo and Noah Lyles expected to compete, the event will be thrilling. These two have been pursuing a magnificent rivalry for the past few years, and it will become even more interesting. Scheduled for May 10-11, both the relays are loaded with tough competition, not between Tebogo and Lyles but with others also stepping up to the mark. In addition to this, another track star, who is also the American record holder also emerged as the winner in the honor with Letsile Teboso!

Besides Letsile Tebogo, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and others dominate as track athletes of the year

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has literally had one sensational year on the track; no wonder she is crowned the Female Track Athlete of the Year. Not only did she excel in the US Olympic trials, she blew away the field with a new world record and then repeated the feat again! She first scored it in trials and then at the Paris Olympics and that places her among the best of that sportsmen. But that’s not all!

Tamirat Tola earned the Male Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year after setting an Olympic marathon record with a stunning 2:06:26 win in Paris.

He also came fourth in the New York City Marathon, leaving Benson Kipruto, who was also nominated, behind. In the women’s field, Sifan Hassan had a marvelous year that saw her clinch gold in the marathon event at the Paris Olympics but two bronze medals in the 5000m & 10,000m races.At the same time, Mondo Duplantis kept breaking world records in pole vaulting and earned the Male Field Athlete of the Year Award; also, Yaroslava Mahuchikh claimed the Female Field Athlete of the Year title. Rising Stars of the Year was crowned to Mattia Furlani from Italy and Sembo Almayew from Ethiopia, who bagged the male and female Rising Stars of the Year, respectively. It has been quite a marvelous year of outstanding concerts!