FANS joked "Cole Palmer's influence is crazy" following Letsile Tebogo's brilliant 200m triumph. Tebogo, 21, beat Noah Lyles and Co to win gold in the men's 200m. The Cole Palmer walk-out 🥶 Letsile Tebogo made history by winning the 200m 🇧🇼🥇 #BBCOlympics #Paris2024 #Olympics pic.
twitter.com/hRzo2x9Jxi When he was introduced prior to his run, the Botswana star performed the shivering celebration made famous by Chelsea ace Palmer . Upon seeing Tebogo's "cold" entrance, several fans online were convinced that he'd win.
One wrote: "Tebogo with the Cole Palmer - the race was over before it started." While a second commented: "TEBOGO HITS THE PALMER AND WINS THE GOLD!!!" READ MORE OLYMPICS A third posted: "Tebogo did the Cole Palmer celebration before his race and went on to win the 200m Final over favourite Noah Lyles. "The Cold Palmer influence is crazy.
" A fourth gushed: "Palmer influence wow." And another added: "The celebration is iconic." Most read in Olympics OLYMPICS FREE BETS - SIGN UP OFFERS AND DEAL FOR PARIS 2024 Tebogo's mother Seratiwa tragically died in May.
After the race, he dedicated his win to her. The victorious star poignantly said: "It was really a beautiful race for me. "Mum is watching up there, and she’s really, really happy.
I didn’t want to put the date of her death, because I’ll get emotional. "I took about three weeks to a month without doing anything. It wasn’t really clicking for me that she’s really gone.
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