South African hurdler Marioné Fourie overcomes technical difficulties to clock a world-leading time of 12. 69 seconds in the 100m hurdles at the ASA Grand Prix 2, while young talent Tumi Ramokgopa sets new SA Under-20 record.
Marioné Fourie was again in top form in Johannesburg on Wednesday, clocking a qualifying time for the world championships in the 100m hurdles. Photo: PHANDO JIKELO, Independent MediaNot even a “technical difficulty” could stop in-form Marioné Fourie from clocking a world lead time in the 100m hurdles at the Athletics South Africa Grand Prix 2 in Johannesburg on Wednesday night.
Fourie went all the way to the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics last year, and will be hoping to go at least one step further and reach the final of the world championships in Tokyo in September. Young star Tumi Ramokgopa – the 17-year-old schoolgirl from Prestige College in North West – was actually quicker out of the blocks than Fourie, and produced a superb run to set a new SA Under-20 record of 13.22 to end second.
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