What does it take to become the next big African star in athletics?
"The change I've really seen is now people are more interested or invested in coming to see what Africans really do as sprinters"
Letsile Tebogo is well on his way to becoming an African superstar.
He took the athletics world by storm when he became the first African and first man from Botswana to win a medal in the 100 metres. He won silver and ran with a race time of 9.88 seconds, making him the first man from Botswana to run the 100 metres in under 10 seconds.
And he鈥檚 only 20 years old.
His talent is a huge topic of conversation in the athletics world and the continent.
In today鈥檚 episode, we hear from the man himself on how he went from playing football to becoming fast on the track.
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