Tebogo ‘Bolts’ to world glory

'Schoolboy's' record-breaking heroics throwback to Jamaican legend

On a hot, humid Tuesday night in Cali, Colombia, almost a year after he announced himself on the global stage, teenage whizz-kid, Letsile Tebogo once again made the world sit up and take notice.

Showing nerves of steel and a confidence that drew comparisons to a retired Jamaican superstar, the 19-year-old bullet shot to further U/20 World Championship glory.

In retaining the 100m world junior title he won in Kenya last August, Tebogo ran the fastest time ever clocked by a teenager, 9.91 seconds – breaking his own rec...