At just 22, Letsile Tebogo has asserted his dominance on the track in a way that he became an epitome for the aspiring athletes. “I wanted to make a breakthrough for African athletes,” said Tebogo in an interview with Olympics.com back in May 2025. Crowned Athlete of the Year in 2024, his journey has only begun, yet he’s already become the face of a new African sprint revolution. And now, with the next generation of athletes calling him their inspiration, Tebogo’s dream of empowering Africa’s future stars is well underway.

Sitting down with The Puma on their Go Wild podcast , episode 12, was South Africa’s teenage sensation, Bayanda Walaza, a 19-year-old rewriting history before he’s even finished high school. With an Olympics silver medal in the men’s 4x100m relay, he became the first

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