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Athletissima will feature a thrilling 200m clash between Gout Gout and Letsile Tebogo on 21 August. In his first Diamond League season, the 18-year-old Australian prodigy will take on the Olympic champion who lit up the Pontaise Stadium two years ago with a stunning 19.64 performance over the 200m.
Lausanne will be Gout Gout’s only European race during the second half of the season. The sprint sensation, often compared to Usain Bolt because of his precocious talent and devastating finishing speed, attracts attention wherever he competes – especially since setting a sensational World Junior Record of 19.67 in Sydney in mid-April. The Brisbane-born athlete, whose hometown will host the 2032 Olympic Games, has faced Tebogo only once so far, in the semi-finals of the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, where the Botswana star came out on top.
At the age of 22, Letsile Tebogo is in the process of building up a magnificent record of achievements, from the 100m to the 400m. The free-spirited Botswana native, double world junior 100 m champion in 2022 and world 4×400 m champion in 2025 in addition to his Olympic 200 m title, intends to make the most of the legendary Pontaise bend to challenge Noah Lyles’ meeting record (19’50).
In a different event, but one that promises to be just as explosive, the women’s 800m is 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 – Athletissima ambassador Audrey Werro will return before her home crowd with the ambition of delivering another unforgettable moment.