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SA sprinter Udeme Okon

Udeme Okon shifts focus to exams after historic World Championships medal

World Under-20 400m champion Udeme Okon says he is now focused on catching up with schoolwork and preparing for his final exams after missing a significant portion of the school term to represent South Africa at the World Senior Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

Lythe Pillay of South Africa reacts after seeing that he and his teammates have set a new South African record in the final of the mens 4x400m relay during the evening session of athletics on

Lythe Pillay - Team SA not relying on relay for medal success

Former world youth 400m champion Lythe Pillay has dismissed the perception that South Africa’s only realistic medal prospects at major championships lie in the relays.

Olympic Games and world 400m record holder, and two-time world champion, Wayde van Niekerk

Wayde van Niekerk relieved to end medal drought with 4x400m bronze

Men's 400m World Record-holder Wayde van Niekerk savoured his achievement after South Africa's Men's 4x400m relay team secured bronze at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday.

Wayde van Niekerk of Team South Africa

Wayde Van Niekerk – My 400m world record will be hard to beat

South Africa’s two-time world champion Wayde van Niekerk believes his mark will be difficult for anyone to surpass, nine years after smashing the 400m world record with a blistering 43.03 seconds.

Wayde van Niekerk of Team South Africa

Wayde Van Niekerk to decide on retirement after World Champs

World 400m record holder Wayde Van Niekerk has revealed to SABC Sport that he will only make a decision on whether to retire after the World Senior Athletics Championships, which take place from Saturday until 13 September in Tokyo.

Olympic Games and world 400m record holder, and two-time world champion, Wayde van Niekerk

A heartbroken Wayde Van Niekerk refuses to give up

South African 400m star Wayde van Niekerk’s face was etched with disappointment after he finished seventh with a time of 20.72 seconds in the men’s 200m semi-final at Stade de France on Wednesday night.

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