Akani Simbine runs fastest 100m on South Africa soil
By David Isaacson - 04 March 2017 - 13:52
Sprint king Akani Simbine scorched an impressive 9.93.sec over 100m in his season-opener at the AGN meet in Pretoria on Saturday morning.
The tail wind was just on the +2.0 legal limit.
Simbine’s effort was the fastest 100m time on South African soil‚ eclipsing the 9.96 he posted in his first race of the season a year ago.
It was also quicker than the 9.94 he ran finishing fifth at the Rio Olympics last year.
- TMG Digital