South African sprinting prodigy Bayanda Walaza turned simply the ninth South African to dip under the 10-second mark within the 100m on his method to being topped Gauteng champion on Saturday.
Hearken to this text 4 min Hearken to this text 4 min Bayanda Walaza left Reward Leotlela (10.17 seconds) and Emile Erasmus (10.26 seconds) in his wake on the way in which to rewriting 100m historical past on the Athletics Gauteng North championships, which happened at Pretoria’s Pilditch Stadium on Friday and Saturday, 14-15 March.
The standout second got here from Walaza after the 19-year-old ran a blistering private greatest time of 9.99 seconds to clinch gold within the 100m sprint. With the victory Walaza turned simply the ninth South African to run a time of underneath 10 seconds within the distance. The Tshwane College of Expertise (TUT) pupil can also be the primary junior from South Africa to handle the feat.
Walaza’s time is a world lead for 2025, though the season remains to be in its infancy and the mark will doubtless be toppled. However, it is simply one other occasion of the younger athlete displaying his potential to turn out to be South Africa’s best sprinter.
Walaza’s unorthodox working fashion has seen him draw comparisons to a galloping horse, and even a windmill, when he’s in full stride.
“That’s his survival mechanism,” Walaza’s coach, Thabo Matebedi, instructed Sunday Occasions of the starlet’s working fashion throughout…
