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Johannesburg - On Tuesday, an innocuous-looking email from Athletics SA (ASA) landed in the old inbox, not so much with a notification as it did with a thud.
Said missive was the obligatory back-slapping expected after a national championships in which Akani Simbine and Wayde van Niekerk won the 100m and 200m with times of 9.95 seconds and 19.90 seconds, respectively, and Luvo Manyonga flew low to yet another African long jump record – 8.65m.
“All our six Olympic finalists from Rio 2016 gave incredible performances, and we must not be ashamed to pat ourselves on the back as an athletics family for a job well done,” said ASA president Aleck Skhosana.
