Botswanan Letsile Tebogo sprints to men's U20 100m world record of 9.91 seconds

Teenager Letsile Tebogo has attracted comparisons to Usain Bolt after showboating his way to the under-20 100 metres world title in a record time with a scorching run in Colombia on Tuesday.

The 19-year-old Botswanan clocked 9.91 seconds to improve the junior world record of 9.94 he set in the heats of the senior world championships last month, but clearly could have gone even faster.

Tebogo made a blistering start at Cali's Pascual Guerrero Stadium and coasted through the final 20 metres, turning to gesticulate at silver medallist Bouwahjgie Nkrumie with a huge smile on his face as he cruised to the line.

The early celebrations were a deliberate echo of Bolt's when the Jamaican great won the first of his eight Olympic sprint gold medals in a world record 9.69 at the 2008 Beijing Games.

"If somebody took it as disrespect, I'm really sorry," Tebogo told the World Athletics website.

"[It was so] everybody watching at home can enjoy the race, to remind them a little bit about what Usain Bolt did back in the day. He's my idol, the person I look up to."

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