Two months after breaking her shoulder, Marione Fourie will be back in action on Saturday when she lines up at the 12th leg of the Diamond League series in Silesia, Poland. Fourie enjoyed a spectacular first half to the year, with the 100m hurdles specialist achieving her first podium finish at a Diamond League event…
Experienced sprinter Akani Simbine has booked his place in the 2025 Diamond League series final, joining compatriot Jo-Ane du Plessis among the early qualifiers for the closing leg of the top-flight international campaign. Simbine settled for fifth place in the men’s 100m race at the London leg of the series on Saturday, clocking 10.11 seconds,…
Midway through the 2025 Diamond League campaign, multiple South African athletes are well placed in the standings of their disciplines, in the race for positions in the series final to be held later this season. Though most of them still have some work to do to qualify for the final, after seven legs of the…
In-form sprinter Akani Simbine was the standout performer among a large group of South African athletes in action at the Diamond League meeting in Rabat on Sunday night. Simbine secured his third Diamond League win of the year as he stopped the clock at 9.95 seconds in the 100m sprint, remaining unbeaten this season over…
In-form sprinter Akani Simbine delivered another superb performance on Saturday, storming to victory in the men’s 100m race at the Adidas City Games in Atlanta. Simbine won in 9.86 seconds, with the benefit of a +2.3m/s tailwind, finishing well clear of Nigeria’s Udodi Onwuzurike who finished second in 10.05. Though his time was not considered…
Following the success of national relay teams last year, Akani Simbine believes South African athletes are starting to see the value of focusing on relay races. Last season, the SA 4x400m relay squad secured the silver medal at the World Athletics Relays in Bahamas, and the national 4x100m team – anchored by Simbine – went…
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