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Like the wind:  Femi Ogunode of Qatar and SA's Akani Simbine compete in the 100m race at the IAAF Diamond League competition in Doha. (Noushad Thekkayi, EPA)
Like the wind: Femi Ogunode of Qatar and SA's Akani Simbine compete in the 100m race at the IAAF Diamond League competition in Doha. (Noushad Thekkayi, EPA)

Johannesburg - Akani Simbine’s coach Werner Prinsloo celebrated the greatest result in his charge’s career with a quiet beer somewhere in Springs on Friday night.

Prinsloo was in the East Rand setting up a venue for a function that was due to be held on Saturday, so he asked the guys at the neighbouring pub to set up the TV on the sly so he could watch Simbine’s race in Doha, Qatar, when it came on.

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