Akani Simbine carries SA team to silver medal in 4x100m relay final

Sprinter Akani Simbine secured a long-awaited Olympic medal in the men's 4x100m relay final on Friday night at the Paris Games.

Akani Simbine in action for the SA 4x100m relay team at the Paris Olympics. Picture: Anton Geyser/Gallo Images

While world record holder Wayde van Niekerk had been expected to run the heats, he was absent, with the task of qualifying for the final resting on Gardeo Isaacs, Zakithi Nene, Antonie Nortje and Lythe Pillay.And while they were well placed at the start of the third leg, Nortje was bumped and crashed to the track, and they trailed home in last place in 3:03.19.

Meanwhile, in other events during the morning session on Friday, middle-distance runner Edmund du Plessis settled for fourth place in his 800m semifinal in 1:45.34, and he missed out on a place in the final. After qualifying sixth best in the semifinals, she was not pleased with her performance, and Vincent said she would reconsider her potential retirement in an attempt to improve her result at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

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