The World Athletics U20 Championships are underway in Cali, Colombia, with track and field stars from across the globe hoping to take home gold. On Tuesday night, 19-year-old Letsile Tebogo from Botswana stole the show by breaking the 100-meter U20 world record and crossing the line in 9.91 seconds. The performance earned him comparisons to Jamaican phenom Usain Bolt. The World’s Marco Werman has more.
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