Olympic champion Tebogo aims to inspire the next generation

After upstaging powerhouses the United States and Jamaica to win a rare Olympic sprint gold for Africa, Letsile Tebogo (right) aims to unleash the "deadly" untapped potential of athletes from the continent.

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The unassuming Botswanan, 21, was one of the standout performers in Paris this year, becoming the first African to win the men's 200m and silver in the 4x400m relay.

Botswana's first Olympic gold medallist in any sport, he ran an African 200m record of 19.46 seconds, placing him fifth on the world all-time list and beating US star Noah Lyles into third place.

It came just months after he suffered the trauma of losing his mother, Seratiwa, who died in May - he credits her as being the "powerhouse, the drive" behind his success.

As a sign of his new-found status, Tebogo is one of two finalists for the men's track Athlete-of-the-Year award, along with Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen.

Since the end of a successful Diamond League season he has been spending his downtime farming in Botswana but in the coming weeks he will start building towards the next season.