U20 World Champion on a Mission to Defeat Noah Lyles Gets Shut Down by Fans Over Cryptic Post: “Drag Yourself to Training”

The 2024 Paris Olympics are months away. After enjoying their time away from the tracks, athletes are slowly returning to training, eyeing next year’s largest sporting spectacle. While some athletes will look forward to furthering their performances on the track, for some, the battle lies elsewhere. As for Sha’Carri Richardson, who had to sit out from the Tokyo Olympics after she tested positive for banned substances. It came as good news to the enthusiasts, as the LSU star joined the Athletics club “Star Athletics” to train under Dennis Mitchell for the Big Games. Meanwhile, some athletes seem to get over the off-season fully.

An under-20 World Champion who was constantly spotted giving tough competition to Noah Lyles at the 2023 track and filed season posted a cryptic request on social media. As the star sought help, his fans were more than helpful as they flooded the comment section.

Noah Lyles’s rival posts a request

On November 6, Letsile Tebogo posted an intriguing request on X. “Can someone give me the motivation to start training?” stated the athlete in his tweet. This request comes from Tebogo after the Botswana-based athlete geared up his spikes against many staunch players at the 2023 track and field season.

In the 200-meter final at the World Athletics Championship, Tebogo secured the bronze by finishing the race in 19.81. At the same time, athletes representing the United States, Noah Lyles, and Erriyon Knighton, secured the first and third positions by finishing the race in 19.52 and 19.75, respectively.

Apart from his win, the athlete also etched his name in the 100m event. At the age of 20, Tebogo became the first person to secure a win for Africa in the 100-meter men’s final at World Athletics. The athlete with a personal best of 9:88 secured the silver, while six-time world champion Noah Lyles stood atop the podium with a world-leading time of 9:83.

Lastly, in the last battle of the season, Tebogo was faced with dismay. The 20-year-old who opted to show his skills on the 100-meter track could not secure a position while Christian Coleman uplifted the Diamond League trophy in Eugene.

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This year has truly been one-of-a-kind to Tebogo. However, even after that, he did not feature among the finalists of the Men’s Rising Star of the Year award by World Athletics. Interestingly, the development even infuriated Noah Lyles, who took to X questioning the justification for the selection. It is not known whether this non-selection has a role to play in Tebogo’s lack of motivation. But fans poured in enough of it for him.

Letsile Tebogo receives motivation from his fans

As few fans discussed his Olympic dreams, some enthusiasts also talked about his rivals at the 2023 track and field season.

One fan, while highlighting the newly crowned world champion, stated:

A fan who insisted the athlete by stating “drag yourself to coaching” penned the comment:

An enthusiast, while reminding Tebogo his next shot at the Olympics will be four years later in LA, added:

A fan who motivated the Botswana-based sprinter by discussing the necessity of clinching the gold next year stated:

All in all, despite not winning the gold at the 2023 track and field championship, Letsile Tebogo truly showcased some top-notch performances. Now the fans hope for the athlete to get back to training and stand atop the podium at the Olympics next year.

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