Botswana's Letsile Tebogo beats Noah Lyles, U.S. trio in 200M

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PARIS -- Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the men's Olympic 200-meter title on Thursday when he powered clear of American duo Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles to claim Botswana's first Olympic gold medal.

Tebogo, who set a national record of 9.86 when finishing sixth in the Paris 100-meter final, produced a dominant last 50 meters and crossed the line in 19.46 seconds