How the 10-second 100m fell

Banter and publicity as SA’s fastest athletes speed up to #FillUpPotch.

Over the past fortnight, South Africa’s top sprinters have turned the air on social media rather blue with “insults” as the #FillUpPotch movement gathers momentum.

The hashtag is a banter-fuelled publicity ploy by the speedsters – led by 400m world record holder Wayde van Niekerk and South Africa record holder and Olympic finalist Akani Simbine – aimed at filling up McArthur Athletics Stadium for the SA Senior Championships in Potchefstroom in anticipation of the fastest 100m race to be run in this country.