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April 7, 2026

FIVE EVENTS TO WATCH: HEZEKIEL SEPENG INVITATIONAL

Some thrilling contests are on the cards at the Hezekiel Sepeng Invitational when the inaugural World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger meeting is held in Potchefstroom on Tuesday night. We take a look at five key events to watch on the main programme which starts at 5.30pm. 100m men This should be the race of the...

September 17, 2025

TSHITE TAKES NINTH PLACE, SPRINTERS PROGRESS ON DAY FIVE

Middle-distance runner Tshepo Tshite finished ninth in a closely contested men's 1 500m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday. Tshite, the SA record holder, completed the race in 3:35.90, with Isaac Nader of Portugal claiming the gold medal in 3:34.10. Earlier, on day five of competition in the Japanese capital,...

Sinesipho Dambile

May 18, 2025

AKANI SIMBINE LIGHTS UP THE TRACK IN ATLANTA

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…

Akani Simbine

September 5, 2024

IS WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPION UDEME OKON THE NEW WAYDE VAN NIEKERK?

Udeme Okon is such a phenomenally talented athlete he is already being compared to one of South Africa’s all-time greats on the track. And the comparisons between Okon and 400m world record holder Wayde van Niekerk are not only valid, but they offer some idea of what we can expect from the 19-year-old sprinter. While…

Udeme Okon

Wayde van Niekerk

Wesley Botton