ABOVE VIDEO: Letsile Tebogo wins gold in the men's 200m final, defeating bronze medalist Noah Lyles and silver medalist Kenny Bednarek. It's Botswana's first-ever gold and third-ever Olympic medal. Can't view the above video? Click here. Letsile Tebogo has won gold in the men's 200-meter final at the Paris Olympics, defeating bronze medalist Noah Lyles and silver medalist Kenny Bednarek. It's Botswana's first-ever gold and third-ever Olympic medal. The rising star raced to victory with an African record of 19.46-seconds, denying pre-race favorite Noah Lyles of his second gold medal.Lyles, who won the Olympic 100-meter gold in dramatic fashion, was tended to by medics after the race, who carted him off the track in a wheelchair. Later, wearing a mask, Lyles told reporters he had COVID but decided to compete anyway.“It definitely was an effect,” Lyles said. “But I mean, to be honest, I’m more proud of myself than anything for coming out and getting the bronze medal with COVID.”Tebogo dedicated his country's first ever to his late mother, who passed away last May.