The national 4x400m squad did well to break the nation's five-year medal drought on the track at the World Athletics Relays in Bahamas.
The 4x400m quartet secured South Africa's first medal at a global senior athletics championship since 2019.
Despite making multiple changes to teams, the SA squad did well in the early hours of Monday morning, breaking the nation’s five-year medal drought on the track at theCombining well, the quartet of Gardeo Isaacs, Zakithi Nene, Nortje and Lythe Pillay managed to grab the runner-up spot in the final in 3:00.75.
It was South Africa’s first medal at a major global senior athletics championship since the men’s squad earned 4x200m silver at the 2019 World Relays.in August, joining the 4x400m squad who had qualified for the Games the day before by reaching the final of their event.
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