"This is an American show" - Letsile Tebogo calls out Netflix's Sprint season 2 for focusing on Noah Lyles and Gabby Thomas

Botswanian track athlete Letsile Tebogo recently shared his thoughts on the second season of the track docuseries, Sprint. This second season of this docuseries premiered on Wednesday (Nov. 13).

The show digs deeper into the 2024 Olympics journey of various track athletes such as Gabby Thomas, Noah Lyles and Kishane Thompson, and also includes Tebogo himself. Martin Wood and Felipe Rodriguez directed it and it is available on Netflix.

However, just after the series dropped, Tebogo took to his X handle and remarked that the show is majorly for America and not for the entire world. He wrote:

"This is an American show."

As per reports from Pulse Sports Kenya, the 21-year-old sprinter has received very little screen time compared to that of American athletes such as Lyles in the second season of the show.

Despite his impressive campaign at the Paris Olympics which included a gold and a silver medal, Tebogo has been introduced after 22 minutes in the docuseries. Notably, Tebogo also beat Lyles over the 200m distance event finals in this campaign.

Letsile Tebogo is not the first African athlete to raise this issue in the 'Sprint' franchise. Cote D'Ivorian athlete Marie Josee Ta-Lou Smith also complained about the biased treatment after the first season of the show for not giving her screen time in the show after filming her.

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Letsile Tebogo announced finalist for World Athletics award while Noah Lyles fails to retain a spot

Tebogo after the 200m finals on the 13th day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games (Image via: Getty Images)

Letsile Tebogo was recently announced as a finalist for World Athletics' World Male Track Athlete of the Year award. He will go head-to-head against Norwegian athlete Jakob Ingebrigtsen to win this prestigious award.

The Botswanian had a great time competing in the 2024 season. Apart from his Olympic performances, Tebogo also secured podium finishes at the World Athletics Relays and the Diamond League finals.

However, the major surprise from the awards' nomination was the absence of American track star Noah Lyles from the list. The 27-year-old had an impressive outing in 2024 with two Olympic medals, a gold and a bronze. He also clinched two silver medals at the World Indoor Championships in March.

However, the American sprinter didn't compete in any of the track meets after his Olympic campaign, unlike Tebogo who won five out of his six races after the quadrennial games.