Middle-distance star Prudence Sekgodiso took a big step forward in her maiden indoor season, shattering her own South African short track 800m record at the Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe in Germany on Friday night. Sekgodiso won the women’s four-lap race in 1:59.88, chopping more than two seconds off her national short track mark of 2:02.30 which…
Opening her season in explosive fashion on Wednesday night, middle-distance runner Prudence Sekgodiso shattered the South African women’s short track 800m record. Competing in the first indoor race of her career at the Belgrade Indoor Meeting in Serbia, Sekgodiso finished fourth in 2:02.30. The 23-year-old athlete, who reached the 800m final at the Olympic Games…
It has been a memorable season for South African athletes on the international track and field circuit. We take a look back at five of the best performances achieved during a superb 2024 campaign. Simbine breaks SA record in Olympic final As he always does, experienced sprinter Akani Simbine delivered in spectacular fashion, retaining his…
After producing superb 2024 seasons, Akani Simbine and Prudence Sekgodiso struggled to put up a fight in the Diamond League Final in Brussels on Friday night. At the back end of a long campaign, which started for both athletes more than six months ago, neither of them were able to challenge for the Diamond League…
Experienced sprinter Akani Simbine and rising middle-distance star Prudence Sekgodiso will hope to close out their top-flight seasons in style when they line up in the Diamond League Final in Brussels this weekend. The only South African athletes in the entry lists for the two-day event, Simbine and Sekgodiso will both compete on Friday. Simbine,…
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