Letsile Tebogo lit up Hayward Field on July 5 at the Prefontaine Classic’s Diamond League meet. Running out of lane 7, the 21‑year‑old struck early, powering through the curve to lock onto leader Courtney Lindsey. In perfect conditions (+0.7 m/s), Tebogo exploded down the straight, crossing the line in 19.76 s—the fastest in the world this season—leaving Lindsey’s 19.87 behind and Alexander Ogando third in 19.94 s. But what the world thought was so powerful of a run, it only lasted days.
Enter T’Mars McCallum on July 12 at the Ed Murphey Classic. First, he clocked a wind‑assisted 9.87 s (+2.1 m/s) in the 100 m final. Then, roaring around the bend, he unleashed a legal 19.73 s (+1.8 m/s) in the 200 m, snatching the world‑leading mark from Botswana’s gold medalist. And the trouble does not end here for Tebogo.
On June 15, 2025, Letsile Tebogo lined up on the track in the Centro Gabre Gabric in Brescia. Purpose? To race in the men’s 100 meters at the Grand Prix Brescia. Competition? Lined up alongside him were Olympic gold medalist Jerome Blake, 2019 World Championships bronze medalist Yuki Koike, and others. The stadium witnessed a battle of Olympic gold medalists as Blake and Tebogo turned into speed demons on the track to fight for the win.
The Canadian and the Botswana athlete went stride‑for‑stride under –0.1 m/s wind. Blake just edged Tebogo to win the men’s 100m at the Grand Prix Brescia in 10.06s (-0.1). Tebogo was 2nd in 10.07s, while Yuki Koike finished in 10.26s for 3rd place. This was Tebogo’s first high-profile outing in the 100 m this summer, a chance to test his top-end speed outside the 200 m event.
Jerome Blake just edged Letsile Tebogo to win the men’s 100m at the Grand Prix Brescia in 10.06s (-0.1)!
Tebogo was 2nd in 10.07s, while Yuki Koike finished in 10.26s for 3rd place. pic.twitter.com/GDxYma8goU
— Track & Field Gazette (@TrackGazette) July 15, 2025
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