Between his consistency, his confidence, and his quick shift to senior competition, Blignaut has displayed the potential to set the world alight.
Rising star Kyle Blignaut is ready to make a big impression on the athletics world. Picture: Roger Sedres/Gallo Images
There are World Championships for both junior and senior athletes, the Commonwealth Games, and a long list of other championship events, as the sport tries to catch up with a packed programme which has been condensed due to the Covid lockdown. Blignaut, who went on to finish sixth at the Tokyo Olympics at the age of 21, was superb throughout the 2021 campaign, sending the shot sailing beyond 20 metres in 17 of his 18 competitions and setting a massive personal best of 21.21m.
At home, he’ll have Van Rooyen to push him, and when he touches down on the global circuit, his results could be explosive.
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