Sekgodiso stuns to win 1 500m, Blignaut seals gold in shot put at SA Champs

Prudence Sekgodiso outclassed the rest of the line-up to secure the women's 1 500m, while Olympian Kyle Blignaut took gold in shot put on day two of ASA Senior Track and Field National Championships at Green Point Athletics Stadium in Cape Town on Friday.

Sekgodiso opened a gap in her specialist women's 800m to comfortably win gold in 4:16.38, with Carina Viljoen (4:20.07) finishing second and defending champion Danielle Verster ending third (4:20.53).

In cold and windy conditions, Nkosinathi Sibiya won a tight sprint for the win in the men's 1 500m in 3:39.62, holding off challenges from Christopher Swart (3:40.53) and Ryan Mphahlele (3:40.68), who grabbed the silver and bronze medals, respectively.

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In the field, Olympic shot put finalist Kyle Blignaut cleared 20 metres to wrap up another national title with a 20.09m heave.

Blignaut, who finished the sixth at the Tokyo Olympics, put more than 30 centimetres further than his nearest opponent, Burger Lambrechts (19.78m).

The 22-year-old admitted he was not yet in his best form but remained confident of challenging for international titles later this year at the African Championships and the Commonwealth Games.

"I'm happy to go over 20m again, but I feel like my season just doesn't want to get going," Blignaut said.

"I just wanted to come here and defend my national title and now I'll go back to the drawing board with my coach (Pierre Blignaut).

"This was my third or fourth competition of the year, but I don't feel as explosive as I did last year, so I think I need to get back into the gym and work towards my other goals this season."

On the track, Marione Fourie earned a convincing victory in the women's 100m hurdles final, though she was