SA sprint hero Walaza storms to 100m gold at U20 World Champs, Nkoana takes bronze

29.08.2024 - 05:49 news24.com

South African teenage sprinting sensation Bayanda Walaza won the 100m final at the U20 World Championships in Peru on Thursday morning (SA time).Walaza, 18, stormed to gold in a time of 10.19 seconds.His countryman, 19-year-old Bradley Nkoana, took bronze in 10.26.

Thailand's Puripol Boonson finished second in 10.22.? Olympic Silver? World U20 GoldBayanda Walaza is having an incredible year ??????#WorldAthleticsU20 pic.twitter.com/K8TQdQiZEUBoth Walaza and Nkoana were part of Team SA's 4x100m relay side that won silver at the Olympic Games in Paris earlier this month. ???????? ?????? ?????????????? ???????????? ????The 18-year-old blazes across the finish to secure the gold medal in the U20 Men's 100m ??Team SA's Bradley Nkoana bags the bronze medal ??#WorldAthleticsU20 pic.twitter.com/K1UhhM5nIEThere was also South African representation in the final of the women's 100m, where Viwe Jingqi finished fifth in 11.57.????

Viwe Jingqi misses out on a podium finish in the Women's 100m after finishing 5th ?? Stream #WorldAthleticsU20 on DStv: https://t.co/rM90YyQxaw pic.twitter.com/eXCTco1bhAOn Tuesday, South Africa bagged a silver medal when JL van Rensburg finished second in the men's shot-put with a personal best throw of 20.74m.

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