South Africa's Thando Dlodlo, Gift Leotlela, Clarence Munyai and Akani Simbine will be gunning for gold. Earlier in the day, two-time Olympic finalist Akani Simbine was on track to capture his fifth 100m South African championships title. Bolt also holds the Olympics record, running a 9. Jacobs vs Lyles in Paris. 94 +1. Akani SIMBINE 21 SEP 1993 RSA 1sf1 McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom (RSA) 30 MAR 2023 1234 18 : 9. Mabanglo) Image: Roger Sedres. 84, but Maswanganyi is breathing down the latter's neck. 98 7. Some stats sites listed him as the 102nd member, others the. 99 seconds in the 100m final to claim victory ahead of Gift Leotlela (10. He had run 10. He saw I had a talent and said, ‘If you want to continue to play football you need to do athletics as well. How can I watch the Proteas v Bangladesh at the 2023 Cricket World Cup?The speedster was impressed by his display, particularly besting African champion Akani Simbine. South African Akani Simbine also kicked off his campaign with a time of 9. 7 x Diamond League meeting winner. 94 seconds in the 100m final of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on 14 August 2016. GOLD COAST, Australia -- Akani Simbine has recorded a stunning performance to win the Commonwealth Games men's 100 metres, the South African. 89 in Budapest during a local meeting to register his PB that year. Zharnel Hughes (Great Britain) - DQ. 79 2. Heats. Akani Simbine is a South African sprinter specializing in the 100 metres event. Team South Africa's last realistic chance of a medal at the World Championships in Budapest was finally extinguished when the 4x100m relay team failed to finish in Saturday night's final after dropping the baton. Also on Thursday, Akani Simbine clocked a stunning men's 100m time of 9. He was sluggish from the blocks and came home fifth in 10. Akani Simbine won SA 100m crown No 6 in Cape Town on Thursday, but it was his most emotional by far, as he broke down in tears in a media interview soon afterwards. 01 in the first heat. 84 in the men's 100m to break the African rec. 2023 Diamond League Men's 100m Standings As Fred Kerley Is Overtaken by Akani Simbine. 6m/s). 98 in the heats before dipping below 10 seconds for the 10th time in his career in the final in the afternoon. 16:30 Fred Kerley suffers first defeat of 2023 as Akani Simbine wins 100m There was a blanket finish in the men's 100m with South Africa's Akani Simbine taking victory in 9. Akani Simbine of South Africa looked like the cat that had got the cream. August 2, 2022 at 7:29 AM. American Fred Kerley took second place. com is all about South Africa and the stories that affect South Africans, wherever they are in the world. Roger Sedres/Gallo Images. Rio 2016 Olympic finallist Simbine will race again in the SA final on Friday. The 100m race was highly anticipated despite defending champion, Fred Kerley, getting knocked out in the semi-final. Speaking to SABC Sport, Prinsloo says returning to Budapest for the World Championships could be a good omen for the SA sprint king. No other top-three sprinter is paying anywhere near that price to win their respective semi-final heats. 2 for the first time in four. READ: Akani Simbine’s rivalry with 'Beast' Omanyala to go to a whole new level. However, in a big surprise, the Jamaican superstar was stunned by two virtually unknown South Africans, Akani Simbine and Henricho Bruintjies, who finished 1-2 in 10. However, his false start was triggered with a reaction time of just 0. Subscribe to our channel - Follow us on Twitter - ⭐️⭐️ Follow us on Facebook. Great excitement reigned at Curro Serengeti last week when the fastest man in South Africa, Akani Simbine, spent some time at the school. Olympic champ Elaine Thompson-Herah splits with coach over pay. 84 10. 4 Ronnie BAKER USA Austin, TX (USA) 27. Three other runners also ran sub-10 seconds in the final: South Africa’s Akani Simbine finished fourth in 9. I. Paris 2024. Akani Simbine of South Africa competes in heat 5 in the men's 100m at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA, 15 July 2022. He competed in the 100 metres event at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics and 2016 Summer Olympics and he won the 2018 Commonwealth Games 100m final. International athlete Akani Simbine’s baby mama has accused him of bolting from his duties as father to their nine-month-old son. Heading into the World Athletics Championships in Budapest after an injury-plagued build-up, many feared Joshua Cheptegei was not in the kind of form to challenge for a. Men's 100m Final 29. 04. World 400m record holder and defending champion Wayde van Niekerk is yet to post a qualification time as he continues his comeback since suffering a severe knee injury in. 86 Ferdinand OMANYALA KEN Pramtalstadion, Andorf 14. Simbine (left) finished fifth in the Rio 2016 100m final. It turns this into a data frame using the dictionary’s keys as the column headings and the dictionary’s values as the rows. Baker (+275) beat De Grasse and South African veteran Akani Simbine (+500) in Monaco, looked comfortable in his heat and has a career-best 9. He ran the fastest times in his career in Hungary. Why Simbine Remains One of the Chosen Few – by Gary Lemke. 91 leg on the back straight. Akani Simbine handed world champion Fred Kerley his first defeat since early last year as he won the 100m at the Diamond League meet in Silesia, Poland, on Sunday afternoon. Akani Simbine of South Africa competes in heat 5 in the men's 100m at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, US, 15 July 2022. 12 at the University of. In the men's 200m, Luxolo Adams impressed as he crossed the finish line first to win in the Czech Republic. 02s 2 Akani Simbine, South Africa 10. Akani Simbine. The challenge of Joseph Fahnbulleh never materialised. The. 20 7 5. Image: Roger Sedres. Athletics. 86 Francis OBIKWELU POR Olympic Stadium, Athina 22. Three other runners also ran sub-10 seconds in the final: South Africa’s Akani Simbine finished fourth in 9. The women’s 150m featured PBs from the top three finishers. 0m/s. South African Akani Simbine, the reigning African champion, finished fifth at both the 2016 Olympic Games and 2017 World Championships, and is arguably in better and more consistent form in the lead-in to Doha. He finished fifth in 9. Dominating victories by Hellen Obiri in the 5000m and Marie Josée Ta Lou in the 100m along with a spirited battle between South African long jumpers Ruswahl Samaai and Luvo Manyonga highlighted the second day of action at the 21st African Athletics Championships in Asaba, Nigeria, on Thursday (2). And Wayde van Niekerk. But while the world was focused on more seasoned sprinters, such as the USA’s Fred Kerley - now world 100m champion, Canada’s Rio 2016 100m bronze medallist Andre De Grasse and even Africa’s fastest man Akani Simbine, Jacobs confounded expectations, crossing the line to become the new Olympic champion. 84 in the 100 metres. Coming fifth at the Rio Olympics. Cape Town – He motored to his best time of the year, but Akani Simbine had to settle for fourth place at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on Tuesday. 06. Akani Simbine of South Africa clocked the second-fastest time of the year with an African record 9. "Whenever I run these fast times, people talk but for. 98) and U. Simbine will be a potential medalist in Doha, Qatar. Akani Simbine’s unbeaten run in the top echelons of world sprinting ended in. There's an issue and the page could not be loaded. Enoch Adegoke (Nigeria) - DNF 8. The latest tweets from @AkaniSimbineAkani Simbine is a South African sprinter who is actively specialized in the 100 meters event. 69 seconds, and Akani Simbine holds the South African 100m record of 9. 85 seconds set by Nigeria's Olusoji Fasuba in Qatar in 2006. Olympian Akani Simbine ran a sub-10 as he clinched victory in the men's 100m race. Akani Simbine led a three-pronged SA sprint attack on the 100m heats at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday‚ with the trio all advancing to Sunday’s semifinals. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright. Just one event to come and it sees Faith Kipyegon attempt to break the 1500m world record. AAP. Akani Simbine (born 21 September 1993) is a South African sprinter. Sprinter Akani Simbine‚ who finished fifth at both the Rio Games and the 2017 world championships‚ was also a first-round loser at the 2013 world championships. 98, had earlier posted a personal best 9. Here the world and Olympic 100m finalist and Commonwealth 100m champion talks passionately about his ability to run fast and what it means to him. As Akani Simbine guns for the third Italian Diamond League crown of his career in Florence on Friday night, he says the race against a stacked field will hold more enjoyment than pressure. Mantovani/Getty Images) The 27-year-old South African sprinter is a 100 meters event specialist. This news was shared by Track and Field Report on their Twitter handle,. However, Bromell was unable to qualify for the final in Tokyo and Baker finished fifth behind South Africa’s Akani Simbine. Engaged 😍 netball's Jo Prins and sprint sensation Akani Simbine. The qualifying standard for male athletes is 10:00 seconds, while female athletes are required to run 11. 93 9. 99 (-1. 00 10. Akani SIMBINE, South Africa - 60 Metres, 100 Metres, 150 Metres, 100 Yards, 4x100 Metres Relay, 4x200 Metres Relay. Results from the men's 100m at the 2018 Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast. (2018 Getty Images) Akani Simbine, South Africa's fastest man over 100 metres, has built a reputation as one of the most consistent sprinters on the international stage. or all athletics. 98. 97 seconds, produced a reaction time of 0. The pair have pushed each other to lower the African 100m record to 9. Exciting duels to keep an eye on at CAA 2022 African Athletics Championships. Akani Simbine was the only South African to qualify for the 100-metre semi-finals in Budapest; Simbine failed to progress from the semi-final of the event after he was disqualified for a false start; Reigning world champion Fred Kerley was also eliminated from the semi-finals after finishing thirdAlso, South Africa's Akani Simbine was the fastest in the men's 100, finishing in 9. Milano Cortina 2026. Year of Birth 1993. Simbine is back, as is Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala, who is the world’s fastest man this year (9. Photo: Roger Sedres Source: Getty Images. Simbine’s time meant Bromell was, that fast, out. 93), is aiming to become the first African to win the Olympic 100m title since South Africa’s Reggie Walker at the 1908 London Games. 06. Akani Simbine: Schedule for Commonwealth Games 2022. 98 seconds (+1. Akani Simbine stormed to first place in the 100m men's heat at the ASA Senior Track and Field Championship this morning in Potchefstroom. He narrowly missed out at the 2016 Rio Olympics, placing 5th. The 2023 ASA Senior Track and Field. Trayvon BROMELL (USA) 9. 0m/sec has been queried given the fast time. 005 faster. Akani Simbine was the only South African to qualify for the 100-metre semi-finals in Budapest. For instance, Akani Simbine's height is 5'9. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 27. 1231. 09 AR 9. We’re independent. The short and stocky University of Pretoria student enjoyed his best season to date in 2015. 63 that was set by Saif Saaeed Shaheen. 99 Destroys Justing Gatlin & Andre De Grasse 2017 Diamond League 2017 And Also Asafa Powell100 meter men athletichs in Qatar 14RSASIMBINE Aka. 97, which was the fastest qualifying time heading into the final. 88) leading Zharnel Hughes (9. 19s 6 Rohan Browning, Australia 10. 21Four top African sprinters are in 100 meters final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. champion Cravont Charleston (9. 44, followed by Daryll Neita (16. The renowned athlete has told GQ that he wanted to be one of the fastest athletes in the world. South Africa’s Akani Simbine won the men's 100m race at the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava on Tuesday (27 June), finishing ahead of Italy’s European Games champion Samuele Ceccarelli and Canada’s Olympic champion Andre De Grasse. 98 to beat European indoor 60-meter champion Samuele Ceccarelli of Italy who clocked 10. Akani Simbine was born on 21 September, 1993 in Kempton Park, South Africa, is a South African athlete. . Akani Simbine of South Africa and Michael Rodgers of USA compete in Men's 100 Metres during the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea & Diamond League event on June 10, 2021 in Florence, Italy. That would have been the fastest time in the world this year, and a new national record, however the wind speed of +2. “Akani is a. Akani Simbine (South Africa) - 9. 97 Trayvon BROMELL USA Eugene, OR 13. 03 with Akani Simbine posting a 10. 東京2020男子100m 大会 Summer オリンピックathletics公式結果. He proved this on Friday afternoon when he won the 100 metres in 9,99 seconds during the SA Track and Field Championships. 1 x In Top 8 at African Championships. 98 to score an easy win in the 100m at the 2023 Ostrava Continental Tour. Akani Simbine, South Africa, 27. Watch the latest sport on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus . Jimmy Vicaut. #NetballFamily. South Africa's other major medal hope Akani Simbine, meanwhile, made his 100m semi-final by winning his heat in a time of 9. American Fred Kerley powered past Akani Simbine and Ferdinand Omanyala as he won the men's 100 metres in 9. He equalled the national 100m record of 9. 16s 5 Jeremiah Azu, Wales 10. Sprinting men make SA Olympic history as women come up short. Africa's biggest hopes were South Africa's Akani Simbine, Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala, and Tebogo. 97 to win his heat while Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo claimed victory in his in a time of 10. 80 3. 2022 Commonwealth Games men’s 100m silver medallist Akani Simbine on his season’s highlights and the rest of the diamond league season. The 9. Omanyala dethroned the reigning champion Akani Simbine by running 10. 22. 13: Q 4: 1: Gilbert Hainuca Namibia 10. 93 +0. culture SEE: Durban Fashion Fair designers collab on SA’s Tokyo Olympics kit Read more. “There is something about Hungary, and Akani loves to race there. Olympic Results. However, he saved the best for last when he smashed South Africa's Akane Simbine's African record of 9. South Africa’s Akani Simbine sprinted to back-to-back Diamond League titles in the men’s 100m while Daryll Neit spearheaded a British 1-2 in the women’s 200m. 1 x In Top 8 at African Championships. 84 seconds set in July 2021 until broken by Ferdinand Omanyala in September. Find out more about World Athletics Series events, Diamond League, Challenges and one day meetingsWorld Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023. Multiple world and Olympic finalist Akani Simbine successfully defended his 100m title in Potchefstroom. Akani Simbine reposted this Report this post UK in South Africa 1,279 followers 5mo All South Africans deserve a quality education without disruption, which is why the UK is supporting innovations. Simbine takes tight men's 100m in Silesia. LA 2028. Share. Even though he missed a medal in the 100m men’s final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, he is destined for great things. 84 9. 96 3 Aaron BROWN CAN 9. African record holder Ferdinand Omanyala of Kenya is also in the mix, while the likes of Akani Simbine and Letsile Tebogo will be aiming to make their mark too. Akani Simbine scored an important psychological blow against Kenyan nemesis Ferdinand Omanyala as he took second place in the 100m at the Diamond League meet in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday night. 07 off South African senior record-holder Akani Simbine’s previous mark he set at the Zone 6 Games in Zambia in December 2012. 14 seconds. 01 10. Games Participations 2. Simbine is the 100-meters African Record Holder with a time of 9. 45, breaking a 21-year-old record previously held by Belgium's Mohammed Mourhit. Watch on. Share. In the field, Italian long jumper Larissa Iapichino secured her third Diamond League title of the season while two-time Olympic champion Sandra Perkovic got back to winning ways in. Five-time Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah has split with coach Shanikie Osbourne less than a year before she defends her. 88 Trayvon BROMELL USA Jax Track at Hodges Stadium 30. 2 years ago. 14. Simbine, running out of lane two, finished fourth as he fell short by 0. Akani gained popularity after coming out fifth at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 meters. There was a South African double in the men’s short sprints. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1: 1: Ferdinand Omanyala Kenya 10. The South African sprinter was nursing a broken heart after splitting from his. 2 x Current African Record holder -. Picture: Michal Cizek/AFP. Bingtian Su (China) - 9. Sept 21, 1993) is a South African sprinter who is actively specialized in the 100 meters event. He previously held the 100 meters African record with a time of 9. Omanyala already relieved Simbine of the African record last year before narrowly beating him in the 100m final at the continental championships in Mauritius earlier this year. We’re independent. Omanyala was the favourite after going through the. 90. Ferdinand Omanyala got the jump on Akani Simbine at the start of the Commonwealth Games 100m final and stormed into the lead, and it was too much ground to make up for the South African. Wayde van Niekerk says he is feeling confident. Figure 14. 04. 98 seconds in his heat before scorching a 9. 45pm SA time). Akani Simbine of South Africa competes in heat 5 in the men's 100m at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, US, 15 July 2022. Olympian Akani Simbine ran a sub-10 as he clinched victory in the men's 100m race. 85 on his 2021 resume. The Commonwealth Champion was the outright favourite to win in Monaco after his fellow heavy hitters, like South Africa's Akani Simbine, withdrew. Apart from being an Olympic athlete, Simbine is the CEO of. 1 x World (Continental) Cup Bronze medallist. The athletics side features most of SA’s stars, including veteran sprinter Akani Simbine, the defending 100m champion, and rising young guns such as shot putter Kyle Blignaut, 800m runner. "It was a great experience. Most recently, he beat one of the other favourites for the World Athletics Championships crown, South Africa’s Akani Simbine, during June’s African Athletics Championships. This week in the island capital of Port Louis, the reigning African champion Akani Simbine of South Africa faces a deep field that includes. . Omanyala said: “Looking forward to next week. I gave the sport a go a high school and I recall as a 15-year-old beating kids in sprint races who were three years older than me. 21, with USA's Brandon Carnes winning the race in 10. South African sprinter Akani Simbine acknowledged his disappointment as he just missed out on an Olympic medal in the men's 100m final at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. The 22-year-old US-based star will be participating in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m races, while seasoned medal contender Akani Simbine will compete in the 100m and 4x100m events. 95. Simbine has his sights firmly set on becoming the first black African athlete to win gold in the blue-ribbon event at the Olympic Games. 6 in the 100m event, De Grasse looks assured of an Olympic medal this year. Simbine opted to sit out the Pretoria leg of the Grand Prix. 33). Team South Africa. August 20, 2023 at 4:19 PM. 02 seconds to become the first Kenyan to win the race in over 60 years. Speaking ahead of the World Athletics Awards in December, El Bakkali again voiced his career goal of breaking the world record of 7:53. Simbine's 100 metres time of 9. With two fifths and fourth in Doha in 2019 (and a fourth in the Tokyo Olympics), the 29-year-old is always just shy of standing on the podium. The country looked to him to produce a. Fred Kerley of the US (centre) sprints to finish next to Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala (left) and South Africa's Akani Simbine during the men's 100 metres event at The Diamond League AG Memorial Van Damme athletics meeting at The King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on September 3, 2021. 20s 7 Emmanuel Eseme, Cameroon 10. He looks to be in excellent form heading into the Worlds. 33 seconds to claim silver in the Grand Prix, behind Omanyala, who clocked 10. South Africa plumbed new depths at the world. 84 African record in Budapest on Tuesday, but it was a gritty display of courage and determination. World No. Simbine ran 9. Simbine won the 100m sprint by clocking an extraordinary time of 9. Henricho Bruintjies, also of. 58 Usain BOLT JAM Olympiastadion, Berlin 16. Canada's Andre de Grasse, bronze medallist in 2016, Akani Simbine of South Africa, Briton Zharnel Hughes and Enoch Adegoke of Nigeria complete the line up for the final later on Sunday. Richardson crossed the line in 10. #3 Akani Simbine. Mabanglo)Akani Simbine led a three-pronged SA sprint attack on the 100m heats at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday‚ with the trio all advancing to Sunday’s semifinals. South Africa competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. There was further pain for Akani Simbine when South Africa’s men’s 4x100m relay team failed to finish the final on Saturday, 26 August. In the men's 200m, Luxolo Adams impressed as he crossed the finish line first to win in the Czech Republic. He was fifth at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 metres and was the 100 metres African record holder with a time of 9. Despite a slower initial start, Simbine’s impressive. 4 Udodi Chudi ONWUZURIKE 29 JAN 2003. Akani Simbine lived to fight another day and stay in contention for a medal after a blistering set of 100m semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. Thanks to a great start, the 25-year-old South African clinched the 100m in 9. Werner Prinsloo. 09, and European indoor 60m champion Samuele Ceccarelli was fifth in 10. RABAT, May 28 (Reuters) - American Fred Kerley powered past Akani Simbine and Ferdinand Omanyala as he won the men's 100 metres in 9. The qualifying standard for male athletes is 10:00 seconds, while female athletes are required to run 11. Akani Simbine has come within 0. Simbine could double up in the 100m and. Akani Simbine was the sole African runner in the previous three finals, finishing fifth in 2017 and 2022 and fourth in 2019. 97 to take the World University title and reached. Simbine held his form perfectly to claim a memorable win in the men's 100m in 9. 99 more recently in Berlin. The pre-Olympic favorite, US champion and world-leader Trayvon Bromell, failed to qualify for the final. 97 seconds, edging world champion Fred Kerley (9. 21 2021 World Outdoor list 9. The 26-year-old Kenyan pipped his South African track rival Akani Simbine by three thousandths of a second crossing the line in 9. Akani Simbine kept his title of world sprinting’s Mr Consistency as he ended fifth in a 100m dominated by the American home boys at the world championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday morning. Bolt’s Jamaican training partner Yohan Blake is second on the list with 9. 84 seconds eclipsed the time of 9. Richardson crossed the line in 10. 90) and Botswana’s World Junior champion Letsile Tebogo (9. Sport. Akani Simbine of Team South Africa looks on after his semi final in the men's 100m during the evening session of the Athletics event on Day 9 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Ferdinand Omanyala's personal best is 9. South African sprinter Akani Simbine powered to victory in the men's 100m race at the Golden Spike World Athletics Continental Tour meet in Ostrava. 98sec in a photo finish with third-placed Emmanuel Eseme of. 82s on Thursday afternoon during the South African Champs at the Tuks Athletics stadium. Canada's Percy Williams won the 100-yard dash in 9. 80 seconds in a new national record at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium. 52,450 likes · 10 talking about this. 27 Records WR 9. Akane Simbine also took part in the Men's 100m at the Bellinzona but could only register a fifth-place finish in a time of 10. Simbine, 27, ran a steady season winning all of his five finals including international races in Marseille, Rovereto, Bellinzona and finally a 9. Cape Town - It says a lot about Akani Simbine's character that he produced not just one, but two sub-10-second times on his way to defending his South African 100m title at the national. By GARY LEMKE in Birmingham. 99 though the official wind reading of -3. 84 6 2600 Hiroki YANAGITA: JPN 10. Athletics South Africa sent off a group of 36 athletes to the championships on Monday afternoon. 83 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics semifinals on Sunday to become the first Chinese sprinter to qualify for the final of the event. Rising 100m star Benjamin Richardson knows he needs to up his game after recently racing against Kenya's African record-holder Ferdinand Omanyala and South African champion Akane Simbine. Be comfortable with the face that is staring back at you, Akani. Athletics SA. The South African runner wasn't the only competitor that made a comment about the invasive cameras. 6. He erased the previous record of 9. Akani Simbine, RSA, 9. 05 2015 - Brazzaville All-Africa Games 1. I. 21 WJR 9. The 18-year-old shaved 0. 94 seconds at the Diamond League in Rabat on Sunday. Akani Simbine of South Africa grabbed his second Diamond League 100m win in a row, clocking 9. Olympic Results. South African spring star Akani Simbine has reacted after he was disqualified in the semi-finals of the world championships in Budapest on Sunday. 13 seconds. Wayde van Niekerk‚ 100m ace Akani Simbine and the men’s 4x100m relay team carry SA’s main medal hopes in Tokyo. The 2018 Commonwealth Games champion got the explosive start he. South Africa’s Akani Simbine won the men's 100m race at the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava on Tuesday (27 June), finishing ahead of Italy’s European Games champion. 84 in Szekesfehervar. In a result that surprised no one but wowed the crowd nevertheless, Jamaica's five-time Olympic gold medallist Elaine Thompson-Herah stormed to women's 100m gold at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games on Wednesday (3 August). Simbine failed to progress from the semi-final of the event after he was disqualified for a false start. 91 seconds in his 100m season opener in Pretoria. Kerley was overpowered by Akani Simbine of South Africa during the ongoing Silesia Diamond League in Poland. 84 in July. Having set his sights high for the event in. Simbine and coach Werner. 92 in the semi-finals to seal qualification to the World Athletics. 89 in Budapest during a local meeting to register his PB that year. Akani Simbine. 93), with Akani Simbine of South Africa taking third in 9. 04s ahead of home favourite Filippo Tortu. 93 5. 26, and withdrew from the 200m. 93K Followers, 986 Following, 542 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Akani Simbine (@akani_simbine)Akani Simbine walks away from the track after being disqualified in the men's 100m semifinals at the world championships in Budapest last Sunday. Andy Edwards of Race News Service interviewed Akani on at the London. 15. In Florence, Kerley will line up against former African 100m record holder Akani Simbine (South Africa), who was second in Rabat, and the current world leader and Commonwealth Games champion Ferdinand Omanyala. From Black Coffee and Enhle’s shock split to Lootlove and Reason’s break-up and DJ Zinhle and AKA’s relationship ending, love seems to be a losing game for 2020. 21 9. Budapest, HUNGARY 19 AUG 2023 - 27 AUG 2023. 72sec, the Italians recording a time of 37. 89 9.