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New 400m champion Lythe Pillay has set his sights on the Paris Olympics after a spectacular performance at the Athletics South Africa Senior Track and Field Championships at Msunduzi Stadium in Pietermaritzburg on April 20.
“My plans for the Olympics are to remain healthy and consistent. I understand there will be weightier expectations going forward, but I aim to sustain and preserve myself and my body building up to the Olympics,” he said.With his idol, Van Niekerk, racing in the 200m, Pillay grabbed the opportunity with both hands and sliced off 51 seconds of his PB of 44.80 from last year’s nationals in Potchefstroom to dip below 45 seconds for the third time in the distance.
Coming off the last bend, local boy Zakithi Nene was slightly ahead, but Pillay came charging on the inside lane to take the lead on the home straight, coasting to victory in a new personal milestone of 44.31.“I was in complete denial at first,” he said.
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