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.
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.
After an eight-week break from racing before the Olympics, Shaun Maswanganyi is suddenly finding himself in the thick of competition and shared with SABC Sport that his body is beginning to feel the strain.
Medal hopeful Prudence Sekgodiso struggled in the women’s 800m final while sprinter Benjamin Richardson pulled out of his 200m heat on Monday night in Paris.
Sprinters Shaun Maswanganyi and Benjamin Richardson have little time to dwell on their 100m semi-final eliminations as they shift their focus to the 200m semi-final heats tonight at 7:55 pm at Stade de France.