Tag: Akani Simbine
Top 10 World Sprinters to look out for in 2017 (Part...
The 2017 Athletics season is set to be a life changing one for several sprinters for a number of reasons, least of all the fact...
Schippers, Powell & Jebet win Diamond League Trophies in Zurich
Reigning World Champion in the women’s 200m Dafne Schippers may have suffered a third consecutive defeat in the hands of Olympic double sprint Champion,...
Ben Meite equals Côte d’Ivoire’s 100m National Record at Paris Diamond...
Ben Youssef Meite further displayed that his recent form is no fluke as he equaled Côte d’Ivoire's National Record (NR) to win the men's...
Akani Simbine storms to new South African 100m record of 9.89s!
Akani Simbine is peaking at the right time with the sprinter racing to a new South African record of 9.89s (+1.9) to win the...
Van Niekerk, Semenya lead South African team to Rio
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASOC) on Thursday named a 39-man national Athletics team for next month’s Rio Olympic Games in...
South Africa dominates on Day 1 of African Championships in Durban
The 20th edition of the African Senior Athletics Championships kicked off on Wednesday, June 22, with hosts South Africa setting the pace after ending...
Usain Bolt storms to SB of 9.88s at Racers Grand Prix!
The men's 100m is shaping up to be a race to anticipate in 2016, with World Record (WR) holder Usain Bolt further proving that...
Van Niekerk to go for the 200m as ASA names team...
Host of the forthcoming Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Senior Championships, South Africa, have selected one of the largest teams ever to represent the...
Wenda Nel runs WL as Bruintjies stuns Simbine @ SA Champs!
African champion Wenda Nel booked her spot to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio by winning the women’s 400m Hurdles National title with a...
South Africa’s Akani Simbine sets 100m NR, WL @ ASA Meeting!
It’s still early in the season but South African sprinter Akani Simbine has demonstrated that he’s got all it takes to prove a worthy...