Botswana's Letsile Tebogo beats Noah Lyles, US trio in 200M

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PARIS -- Letsile Tebogo became the first African to win the Olympic 200-meter title on Thursday when he powered clear of American duo Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles in 19.46 seconds to claim Botswana's first gold medal.

Lyles, the gold medalist in the 100 meters, embraced Tebogo and shuffled toward trackside seating before he dropped to the track and beckoned trainers. US Track a