Hundreds of supporters had gathered at the small airport, benefiting from an impromptu half-day holiday declared by President Mokgweetsi Masisi to celebrate Tebogo’s success.
Before greeting the athletes, Masisi danced on the tarmac as an aid held an umbrella to shelter him from the sun.
Tebogo, 21, became the first African to win the men’s 200m, in an African record time of 19.46sec, when he powered past Americans Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles in Paris on August 8.
His gold as well as silver in the men’s 4x400m relay, boosted the country’s total Olympic medal tally to four.
Outside the airport, traditional dancers wearing animal skins and beads kicked off a welcoming ceremony that was to later continue at the national stadium.
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