The long-awaited moment has arrived as the highly anticipated World Senior Athletics Championships are no longer a distant dream.
South Africa’s athletics icon Zola Budd has made an impassioned plea to local runners to prioritise dedicated training over excessive competition to raise the standard of the sport in the country.
South African superstars Wayde van Niekerk and Akani Simbine won their events in fine style at the Silesia Diamond League on Sunday.
The feeling of bagging a silver medal at his first senior event has not yet sunk in for rising 400m star Lythe Pillay, but he's ready to make his mark in the top ranks.
World 400m record holder with 43.03 seconds, Wayde van Niekerk, is excited to race in South Africa again.