INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES au NEWSLETTER SIGNUP My account Log Out Aug 09, 8:11 AM AEST Business News Sports Technology Entertainment NEWSLETTER My account Log Out Australia edition Business News Sports Technology Entertainment Editions Australia India International Singapore United Kingdom United States NEWSLETTER Follow Us Editions Australia India International Singapore United Kingdom United States Sports Tebogo Denies Covid-hit Lyles, McLaughlin-Levrone Smashes 400m Hurdles Record By Richard CARTER Published 08/09/24 AT 6:06 AM AEST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard Share on Pocket The marathon swimming final took place despite some concerns over water quality AFP Botswana's Letsile Tebogo snatched a stunning Olympic gold in the men's 200m Thursday to deny Covid-hit Noah Lyles the sprint double as Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone smashed the world record to win the 400m hurdles. On a star-studded night of Olympic action, NBA legend LeBron James led out the US basketball dream team in a crunch semi-final against Serbia. Fresh from winning the closest 100m final in modern Olympic history, the brash Lyles was keen to showcase his speed and endurance in his preferred 200m.
But Tebogo stunned the fancied Americans with a storming run down the straight, relegating Lyles to bronze and his US teammate Kenneth Bednarek to silver. The first African to win 200m gold, Tebogo clocked a continent-wide record time of 19.46sec, leaving a d.