Prudence Sekgodiso and Akani Simbine both won their second gold medals of the season at the Oslo Diamond League Meeting on Thursday, 30 May 2024.
Akani Simbine and Prudence Sekgodiso both claimed gold in their respective races at the Oslo meeting of the Diamond League on Thursday, 30 May 2024
Both South African track stars celebrated their second victory of the season ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics in July 2024South African stars Akani Simbine and Prudence Sekgodiso celebrated their second Diamon League Meeting gold medals. Image: Artur Widak/NurPhoto and Maja Hitij/Getty ImagesSouth African speedsters Akani Simbine and Prudence Sekgodiso are in peak condition after they picked up their second gold medals of the Diamond League season.
The 22-year-old was the only athlete to finish the French 800m race in under two minutes with a time of 1:59.63.Junior Bester is the current Entertainment Writer at Briefly News. He achieved a ND:Journalism at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in 2012. He worked for Independent Newspapers from 2011 till 2022 covering news, sport, business and entertainment for titles such as Weekend Argus, Cape Argus, Daily Voice and Northern News.
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