Simbine, won his heat while Shaun Maswanganyi finished third and Benjamin Richardson at 10.06.
Simbine, won his heat while fellow runner Shaun Maswanganyi finished third in his heat to book a seat for the trio while Benjamin Richardson advanced as the fastest non-automatic qualifier.
Simbine was the most impressive of the South African contingent when he won his heat in 10.03 seconds. There were faster winning times in the other heats, but Simbine had to contend with the strongest headwind of the eight heats. The top three in each heat qualified outright and Maswangwanyi secured his spot in a race that featured one of the favourites, American Noah Lyles.The South African had the fastest reaction time out of the blocks, but Lyles and Louie Hinchliffe of Great Britain overtook him towards the end.Lyles recorded a 10-zero-4 and Maswanganyi a 10-06.Nigeria’s Ajayi Kayinsola won in 10-02 and Jacobs was second in 10-05.
Richardson came home in 4th place with a time of 10-06, which was the fastest 4th place time of all the heats.American Fred Kerley won the heat in 9.97, while Tebogo recorded a 10-01.Meanwhile, the South African women’s hockey team ended the group stage without a win when the USA beat the Proteas 1-0 in their final group match.And South African rower, Paige Badenhorst, finished her Olympic campaign with a 2nd place finish in the C final of the Women’s Single Sculls.
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