Tebogo set to take on Gout in Lausanne

Athletissima will feature a thrilling 200m clash between Letsile Tebogo and Gout Gout at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on 21 August.

Tebogo lit up Lausanne’s Pontaise Stadium two years ago with a stunning 19.64 victory. It came just two weeks after the sprinter from Botswana won the Olympic title in Paris with an African record of 19.46.

Australian teenage prodigy Gout set a world U20 record of 19.67 in April. The 18-year-old has faced Tebogo only once so far, in the semi-finals of the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, where Tebogo came out on top.

The women’s 800m is also shaping up to be one of the highlights of the evening. Following her incredible 1:53.98 performance on Sunday in Stockholm – the third-fastest time in world history – Audrey Werro will compete in front of a home crowd with the ambition of producing another unforgettable moment.