Back-to-back South African 100m champion Gift Leotlela has returned home to continue preparations for the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Eugene, USA, on 4 July.
Several South African athletes have started their overseas season after competing in local events, and the country’s stars made a strong impact at the Wanda Diamond League meetings in China over the weekend.
Fresh from an action-packed national championship, South Africa’s top sprinters are heading to Kenya with confidence and momentum as they prepare for the Kip Keino Classic on Saturday.
South African sprint sensation Gift Leotlela is not just winning races—he is rewriting his own story at full speed.
With Botswana set to host the World Relay Senior Championships in Gaborone on 2 and 3 May, South African 100m champion Gift “Gift of Speed” Leotlela has put his hand up for selection and revealed the athletes he would like to line up with in his ideal relay team.
If anyone had told Gift “Gift of Speed” Leotlela that he would end the year as a national 100m champion and a World Championships finalist, he admits he would have laughed it off.