Karabo Letebele

Karabo Letebele (born 9 December 2006) is a South African sprinter. In 2025, he became the African under-20 record holder over 60 metres.

Early life From Vanderbijlpark, Letebele was educated at Grey College High School in Bloemfontein. He was a keen footballer as well as track and field athlete before focusing on athletics.

Letebele recorded a win over 100 metres against African record holder Ferdinand Omanyala at Athletics South Africa’s Grand Prix on 12 March 2025, running 10.19 seconds for the win. Letebele was runner-up to Bayanda Walaza in the 100 metres at the South African U20 Championships in Cape Town at the end of March 2025. He ran 10.17 seconds for a fifth place finish at the 2025 senior South African Athletics Championships over 100 metres the following month. That summer, he was a silver medalist over 100 metres at the 2025 African U20 Championships in Athletics in Abeokuta, Nigeria.

In October 2025, still aged 18 years-old, he ran the 60 metres in 6.53 seconds in Potchefstroom and 6.54 seconds in Johannesburg, to break the African under-20 area record, and become the first South African to meet the automatic time for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships. The following month, he ran a new personal best of 10.11 seconds for the 100 metres in Sasolburg. Competing in the United States in December 2025, he won the 60m at the New Balance Early Bird Invite, in a time of 6.59 seconds. After joining the University of Arkansas, he moved to third on their 60 metres all-time list in February 2026, running 6.55 seconds in Fayetteville, to move behind only Jordan Anthony and Jelani Watkins. In February, he then ran 6.53 seconds at the Southeastern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship.

In March 2026, he was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland, but was unable to compete after not being granted the requisite VISA. In March 2026, he was provisionally selected for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. In June, he qualified for the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships.