The Final Leg

At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Letsile Tebogo became Botswana's first ever Olympic Champion when he won the gold medal in the 200m Dash.

A few weeks later at the Brussels Diamond League, I spoke with Letsile and he noted that he does not like being a superstar and all the attention he has gotten in the weeks after his gold medal performance. Now a few months removed, his life seems to have changed for the better.

Olympics.com article: https://olympics.com/en/news/letsile-tebogo-exclusive-future-plans-africa

Letsile Brussels DL Interview: https://youtu.be/vbukxvoRBP4?si=mQ3j0dLLzvo64ZRF

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Netflix released SPRINT season 2 on November 13th, months after the end of the 2024 track season was complete. Very similar to Season 1, immediate reactions online were mixed, if not negative, from die hard track fans. And though there are many things to criticize about SPRINT, I found this season to be really good, and I actually appreciate this season more than the first.

Today I highlight some positives and negatives after watching SPRINT Season 2 on Netflix

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In a recent interview with the High Performance Podcast, Usain Bolt spoke about why he retired in 2017 instead of 2016. Throughout history, some athletes retired exactly when they wanted to, some were pressured to retire later, some athletes are still competing and fans are calling on them to retire. Is there ever a great time for an athlete to retire?

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Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine recently won European Athlete of the Year for 2024 after winning Olympic Gold and breaking the long standing High Jump World Record of 2.10m. In an interview though, she stated that she still has room for improvement and could possibly jump 2.15m one day.

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16 year-old rising Australian star Gout Gout recently announced he signed with Adidas and will be moving to Florida to train with Noah Lyles under Lance Brauman for a few weeks.

ABC News Australia article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-05/gout-gouts-ascent-from-the-eyes-of-manager-james-templeton/104564264

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World Record vs Olympic Gold. A debate that has gone on forever between athletes and fans on which is more valuable.

In a recent poll, between 100m legends Donovan Bailey, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell, the majority of people selected Asafa Powell as the the person who has a greater 100m career, while Donovan Bailey was selected the least. This was interesting considering Powell, though had set the world record, had never won an Olympic medal. While on the flipside, Bailey had both set the World Record and won Olympic Gold.

So which is more valuable, a World Record or Olympic Medal?

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Marileidy Paulino dominated the 2024 season by winning Olympic Gold in 48.17 seconds, making her the 4th fastest woman ever over 400m. But even more importantly, she has been leading arguably the greatest generation of 400m running since the 1980s.

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Sydney McLaughlin Levrone has frequently been asked why she doesn't race very often each year. But is it true that she barely races? And why do fans always ask for her to run more frequently?

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