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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Letsile Tebogo sprinted his way into the record books as men\u2019s 200m Olympics champion, minting Africa\u2019s first gold medal at the 2024 Paris Games.<\/p>\n

Tebogo\u2019s time of 19.46 also set a new African record.<\/p>\n

Botswana\u2019s President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi said the victory was a proud moment for Botswana.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour victory has inspired a nation and solidified your place among the world\u2019s greatest athletes,\u201d Masisi wrote on X.<\/p>\n

Tebogo is the first African to win the 200m and first Botswanan to bring home gold at the Olympics.<\/p>\n

His victory came one day after Muzala Samukonga from neighboring Zambia won bronze in the 400m.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy competing against the world’s finest athletes in the most esteemed global sporting event, Muzala has elevated our national flag and brought immense pride to his motherland,\u201d Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eritrea Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eritrea. Letsile Tebogo sprinted his way into the record books as men\u2019s 200m Olympics champion, minting Africa\u2019s first gold medal at the 2024 Paris Games. Tebogo\u2019s time of 19.46 also set a new African record. Botswana\u2019s President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi said the victory was a proud moment for Botswana. \u201cYour victory has inspired […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":34098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[5152,247,233,375],"class_list":["post-34099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-2024-paris","tag-africa","tag-eritrea","tag-olympics"],"yoast_head":"\nBotswana wins 1st-ever gold at Olympics, sets record for Africa - Eritrea<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Letsile Tebogo sprinted his way into the record books as men\u2019s 200m Olympics champion, minting Africa\u2019s first gold medal ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/botswana-wins-1st-ever-gold-at-olympics-sets-record-for-africa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Botswana wins 1st-ever gold at Olympics, sets record for Africa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Letsile Tebogo sprinted his way into the record books as men\u2019s 200m Olympics champion, minting Africa\u2019s first gold medal ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/botswana-wins-1st-ever-gold-at-olympics-sets-record-for-africa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Eritrea\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-09T21:29:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-08-09T21:57:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/sites\/27\/2024\/08\/sm_1723224256.623536.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"864\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"486\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/botswana-wins-1st-ever-gold-at-olympics-sets-record-for-africa#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/botswana-wins-1st-ever-gold-at-olympics-sets-record-for-africa\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Botswana wins 1st-ever gold at Olympics, sets record for Africa\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-09T21:29:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-09T21:57:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/botswana-wins-1st-ever-gold-at-olympics-sets-record-for-africa\"},\"wordCount\":162,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/botswana-wins-1st-ever-gold-at-olympics-sets-record-for-africa#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/sites\/27\/2024\/08\/sm_1723224256.623536.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"2024 Paris\",\"Africa\",\"Eritrea\",\"Olympics\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/botswana-wins-1st-ever-gold-at-olympics-sets-record-for-africa#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/botswana-wins-1st-ever-gold-at-olympics-sets-record-for-africa\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/botswana-wins-1st-ever-gold-at-olympics-sets-record-for-africa\",\"name\":\"Botswana wins 1st-ever gold at Olympics, sets record for Africa - 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