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Training SA Olympic medal hopefuls not to drop the baton


After being postponed last year, the Tokyo Olympic Games is going ahead in July, under the cloud of the Covid-19 pandemic. Locals in Japan are wary and athletes are anxious – but for the rest of us, this the event we need to lift our spirits after a dreadful year. One team that will be followed with bated breath is the 4 x 100 metre relay team. SA sprinters Gift Leotela, Thando Dlodlo, Clarence Munyai and Akani Simbine – all from the Tuks Athletics Club – managed to clinch a gold medal at the
World Athletics Relay Championship in May. BizNews caught up with team coach Paul Gorries, to find out how they are preparing and ask him what he thinks the team’s chances are. He also reveals what one of our biggest hopes for medals in the Olympics, superstar Wayde van Niekerk, has been up to. – Linda van Tilburg ....

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World Relays win a step forward, but hard work ahead for Team SA, warns coach Paul Gorries


World Relays win a step forward, but hard work ahead for Team SA, warns coach Paul Gorries
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CAPE TOWN - The support from across South Africa has been awesome, but don t get too excited right now for the Tokyo Olympics.
That was the word of caution from national relays coach Paul Gorries, following Team SA s dramatic
Akani Simbine produced a terrific run in the anchor leg to claim gold in 38.71 seconds, which was initially just one-hundredth of a second ahead of Brazil – the South Americans were later disqualified.
But Gorries told Independent Media yesterday, having arrived back in SA, that the 2019 world championship experience in Doha will ensure that the team will be firmly grounded about their medal hopes in Tokyo later this year. ....

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Marathon journey made World Relays triumph even sweeter for Akani Simbine and Team SA


Marathon journey made World Relays triumph even sweeter for Akani Simbine and Team SA
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The marathon journey that Team South Africa had to endure to get to Poland for the World Relays proved to be worth it in the end,
Akani Simbine, who stormed to victory in the final with an astonishing finish, said in the pre-event press conference that it had taken more than 30 hours to reach Silesia in Poland, having left home on Wednesday night.
But he said that the competition was a priority, as they wanted to get things right before the Tokyo Olympics – especially as the likes of the United States, Canada and Jamaica did not travel for the World Relays. ....

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Akani Simbine on Relays gold medal: 'I knew I would catch up'


Akani Simbine on Relays gold medal: ‘I knew I would catch up’
Ashfak Mohamed
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“I knew I could catch up.” That was how Akani Simbine felt about his exhilarating chase all the way to the finish line to snatch victory for South Africa’s 4x100m team at the World Relays in Poland on Sunday night.
The quartet of Thando Dlodlo, Gift Leotlela, Clarence Munyai and Simbine claimed the gold medal in dramatic fashion as they held off Brazil by one-hundredth of a second to win in 38.71 seconds.
In the end, the result wasn’t actually that close, as Brazil and third-placed Ghana were disqualified for technical infringements, which saw Italy and Japan claim the silver and bronze medals respectively. ....

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