CAPE TOWN - Wayde van Niekerk was in such control that he was able to slow down towards the end of the race in clinching the gold medal in the 200m at the South African athletics championships in Pretoria on Saturday night.
Youngster Nicolas Ferns made an impressive start, but as the race went on, it was Van Niekerk who took charge. Benjamin Richardson pushed through in the final stretch to claim the silver medal with 20.77, while Ferns got the bronze in 20.83. Jobodwana ended sixth and last in 20.90.Now Van Niekerk will travel to the United States to train with 200m world champion Noah Lyles ahead of the European season, where he will tackle his favourite 400m event before the Tokyo Olympics.
But it was Samaai who was the happiest at the end, and he will continue the build-up to the Olympics in the upcoming European season.In the men’s shot put, Kyle Blignaut was all smiles after clinching his first South African title with a distance of 20.82m.
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