Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Carl Lewis, who coaches Shaun Maswanganyi, expressed his admiration for South Africa’s 4x100m relay team after they secured a silver medal at Stade de France on Friday night.
Bayanda Walaza and Bradley Nkoana are a remarkable success story, with Walaza in grade 12 and Nkoana in his first year of university.
Akani Simbine finally clinched his long-awaited Olympic medal on Friday night, carrying the South African 4x100m relay team to a historic finish at the Paris Games.
The 4x100m relay team, consisting of Akani Simbine, Shaun Maswanganyi, Bradley Nkoana, and Bayanda Walaza, kept South Africa’s medal hopes alive at the Olympic Games by advancing to Friday night’s final.
South Africa will compete in the Men's 4x100 Relay Final at the Paris Olympic Games following a stellar performance in the heats on Thursday.
Despite breaking his own national record, South African sprinter Akani Simbine missed yet another chance to secure his first major international medal.