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Olympic Champion Letsile Tebogo Claims Three Countries Tried to Buy His Citizenship

Summary by The Independent
The sprinter, who is from Botswana, revealed that he received citizenship offers from Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Tunisia

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Letsile Tebogo, who won the men's 200-meter race at the Paris Olympics last summer and brought Botswana its first Olympic gold, said that after the Olympics he was offered several citizenship changes.

·Estonia
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The Botswanese sprinter, sacred over 200 m in Paris 2024, revealed that he had rejected several attractive proposals from countries wishing to welcome him in their colours. The Olympic consecration opened up perspectives to Letsile Tebogo that go beyond the mere sporting setting. Become an icon after his historic title on the half-track at the Games [...] L的article The talent race: Letsile Tebogo, Olympic champion, resists naturalisation offers …

Becoming the first African sprinter to be crowned 200m Olympic champion at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Letsile Tebogo is coveted by several countries that have offered to change sports nationality. Botswana has, for the moment, refused all the offers.

·Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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L'ÉQUIPE broke the news in Boulogne-Billancourt, France on Monday, December 15, 2025.
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