Botswana sprinter Letsile Tebogo wins men’s 200m gold; Lyles labours to bronze
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Letsile Tebogo of Botswana won the men’s 200m race on Thursday to deny U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles the Olympic men’s sprint double at Stade de France. Lyles finished third while fellow American Kenneth Bednarek secured silver.
American star denied sprint double, finishing third behind compatriot Bednarek
Canadian Savannah Sutherland looks to add to the country’s medal total as she takes part in the women’s 400m hurdles final. A busy afternoon in athletics also has CBC bringing you marquee events like the men’s 200m final and women’s long jump final.
Letsile Tebogo of Botswana won the men’s 200m race on Thursday to deny U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles the Olympic men’s sprint double at Stade de France.
Lyles finished third while fellow American Kenneth Bednarek secured silver.
Usain Bolt accomplished the sprint double at three Olympics in a row — in Beijing in 2008, London in 2012 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Lyles was crowned the “Fastest Man Alive” by edging out Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by five-thousandths of a second in the the 100-metre champion on Sunday.
More to come.
With files from The Associated Press
