Simbine was a World Championships finalist in the men’s 100 meters in 2017 (fifth) and 2019 (fourth) and was the African Championships and Commonwealth. Team South Africa. 52,450 likes · 10 talking about this. Akani Simbine reacts to being disqualified for a false start in the men's 100m semifinal in Budapest on Sunday. The 26-year-old Kenyan pipped his South African track rival Akani Simbine by three thousandths of a second crossing the line in 9. South African 100m record-holder Akani Simbine is among a crop of the world’s finest sprinters. In a nail-biting finish, Akani Simbine outpaced former world champion Christian Coleman of the US, winning the final seventh heat in 9. 98 in his heat, then improved to 9. 1231. 92 in the semi-finals, with Omanyala watching from the stands. Simbine’s time meant Bromell was, that fast, out. TheSouthAfrican. “It's another big year and I'm sticking to the main goal, which is the Tokyo Olympics. Share. The 27-year-old South. Elaine Thompson-Herah led home a Jamaican clean sweep of medals with an incredible 10. >>. The renowned athlete has told GQ that he wanted to be one of the fastest athletes in the world. Website: would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. National champion Tyquendo Tracy, who finished sixth in 9. 02s 2 Akani Simbine, South Africa 10. In the final, Simbine lead five sprinters under 9. 84 at the Kip Keino Classic, clocking 9. Some stats sites listed him as the 102nd member, others the. 99 seconds. Henricho Bruintjies, also of. The 100m race was highly anticipated despite defending champion, Fred Kerley, getting knocked out in the semi-final. Great excitement reigned at Curro Serengeti last week when the fastest man in South Africa, Akani Simbine, spent some time at the school. RABAT, May 28 (Reuters) - American Fred Kerley powered past Akani Simbine and Ferdinand Omanyala as he won the men's 100 metres in 9. 13s 3 Yupun Abeykoon, Sri Lanka 10. “There is something about Hungary, and Akani loves to race there. Akani Simbine's back-to-back victories in Sweden and Poland see him at the top. 98). In a post-race interview with good friend and 100m SA champion Akani Simbine on the BackTrack Sports Facebook live feed – Simbine is the newly appointed chief executive of BackTrack – Van. 08. Just one event to come and it sees Faith Kipyegon attempt to break the 1500m world record. Simbine takes tight men's 100m in Silesia. champion Cravont Charleston (9. 15. Akani gained popularity after coming out fifth at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 meters. 84 seconds which he set in July 2021 during the 2020 Olympics held in Tokyo. The 2023 ASA Senior Track and Field. 84 seconds and beat the African record of 9. 77 seconds. 08 seconds. The TCU product has gone under 9. 5 Trayvon BROMELL USA Jacksonville, FL (USA) 30. 12 at the University of Pretoria in midweek. 93, the USA's Ronnie Baker was fifth in 9. The 27-year-old, who finished fifth in Rio (9. 07 off South African senior record-holder Akani Simbine’s previous mark he set at the Zone 6 Games in Zambia in December 2012. 05 What was Omanyala doing looking over at FK at about 30m - as if "let's do this" but then could not - ha!Find out more about World Athletics Series events, Diamond League, Challenges and one day meetingsAkani Simbine (Photo by Roger Sedres/Gallo Images/Getty Images) The striking thing about Akani Simbine's disqualification from the 100m semi-finals at the World Championships on Sunday was the resignation to a fate which has stalked an otherwise brilliant career - a lack of major championship medals. 28 world lead he set in Rabat – his second-quickest ever time behind the 7:58. Adam Nurkiewicz/Getty Images. Akani Simbine will attempt to defend his African 100m crown, although he will race a tough challenge from new Kenyan star Ferdinand Omanyala. 2m/s). 93 seconds, beating Britain’s double European champion Zharnel Hughe s who also ran his fastest time of this season in 9. 88 seconds in the 100m final behind American Noah Lyles on Sunday night and said afterwards: “For Akani I’m really sad that he didn. Akani Simbine was born on 21 September, 1993 in Kempton Park, South Africa, is a South African athlete. g. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting. Akani Simbine reacts to being disqualified for a false start in the men's 100m semifinal in Budapest on Sunday. 04. South African sprinter Akani Simbine has qualified for the second round of the 100 metres at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Akani Simbine, photo by British Athletics/ Getty Images. 99 Destroys Justing Gatlin & Andre De Grasse 2017 Diamond League 2017 And Also Asafa Powell100 meter men athletichs in Qatar 14RSASIMBINE Aka. Olympian Akani Simbine ran a sub-10 as he clinched victory in the men's 100m race. The 18-year-old shaved 0. 84, but Maswanganyi is breathing down the latter's neck. Italy's Marcell Jacobs produced the performance of a lifetime to win the Tokyo 2020 men's 100m final. Now, more drama. 93) 5. Akane Simbine wins the men's 100m in 9. 6m/s). 84 seconds eclipsed the time of 9. 1 seconds, the fourth fastest time overall. Jacobs vs Lyles in Paris. com is all about South Africa and the stories that affect South Africans, wherever they are in the world. 84 in the men's 100m to break the African rec. 078 seconds when his semi, the second of three, was. 1 x In Top 8 at African Championships. 95, 2nd PlaceYohan Blake, JAM, 9. Akani Simbine. Baker has run multiple sub-10 runs this year and is paying -125 to win his semi-final heat. Athletics. Akani Simbine barely took the win in the. 96 (0. Omanyala said: “Looking forward to next week. Andre DE GRASSE (CAN) 9. 95); South African Akani Simbine false-started. 84 seconds set in July 2021 until broken by Ferdinand Omurwa in September. 95 and China’s Su Bingtian was sixth in 9. 94 seconds at the Diamond League in Rabat on Sunday. 97 in the 100m in Birmingham last weekend, there was some confusion over whether or not he became the 100th member of the sub-10-second club. 92 in his semi-final. 24s 8 Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, England 11. 52,426 likes · 16 talking about this. The star has impressive body stats, favouring him to be the best in his profession. Courtesy: AG Diamond LeagueWebsite: Jakob Ingebrigtsen set a new European record in the men's 5000m at the Golden Gala Diamond League meet in Florence on Thursday (10 June). Here the world and Olympic 100m finalist and Commonwealth 100m champion talks passionately about his ability to run fast and what it means to him. Sept 21, 1993) is a South African sprinter who is actively specialized in the 100 meters event. This time there was no gold, but Akani Simbine reminded the world that he remains one of the premier sprinters on the planet when he collected the silver medal in the men’s 100m final in Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium on Wednesday night. Much excitement will surround Africa's participants on Day 5 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. 77 seconds at Saturday's Kip Keino Classic meeting in Nairobi to break the mark of 9. Akani Simbine Akani Simbine of South Africa celebrates after winning in Men's 100 meters during the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea & Diamond League event on June 10, 2021 in Florence, Italy (Photo by Marco M. Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala credits rival Akani Simbine for inspiring him to beat the world's best. 92 3. 04 seconds of securing a bronze medal for South Africa as he finished in fourth position in the showcase 100m race at the Tokyo Olympics. Mostly all the top sprinters were in Monaco including Trayvon Bromell, Fred Kerley, and Akani Simbine. 03 and 10. Image: Roger Sedres. He erased the previous record of 9. 86 Ferdinand OMANYALA KEN Pramtalstadion, Andorf 14. Akani SIMBINE 21 SEP 1993 RSA 1sf1 McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom (RSA) 30 MAR 2023 1234 18 : 9. Akani Simbine was the sole African runner in the previous three finals, finishing fifth in 2017 and 2022 and fourth in 2019. のメダリストを確認しよう。. Akani Simbine of South Africa looked like the cat that had got the cream. Speaking to SABC Sport, Prinsloo says returning to Budapest for the World Championships could be a good omen for the SA sprint king. Its a step to better. The athletics side features most of SA’s stars, including veteran sprinter Akani Simbine, the defending 100m champion, and rising young guns such as shot putter Kyle Blignaut, 800m runner. Feature 14 May 2021 Boosted by World Relays, South Africa's Simbine is focused on the fast road to Tokyo Here’s the thing about Olympic year, something Akani Simbine. January 11, 2021 ·. Akani Simbine crosses the line ahead of Henricho Bruintjies in the men's 100 metres on day five of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Carrara Stadium. Exciting feature: Check out news exactly for YOU ️ find "Recommended for you" block and enjoy! Simbine settled for silver with a time of 10. Diamond League, Olympic Games, World Athletics Championships etc. Simbine won his heat in 10. Akani Simbine (L). 44, followed by Daryll Neita (16. 95. 08 seconds. 91 seconds. Local Olympic sprinter, Akani Simbine, blitzed the 100 metres in 9. South African Akani Simbine won the men’s 100m in 9. ABOVE: He recently set a new. 00) Norman is a 400m sprinter who led the world rankings at one lap in 2019. According to The Citizen, Isangi said that there are so many sprinters in Tanzania, “but due to inadequate competitions, the runners are “in the dark”. 99). ET Kenyan Faith Kipyegon , a double Olympic and double world champion, ran the world’s fastest time of 2023 at the Diamond League opener in Doha on May 5. 21Four top African sprinters are in 100 meters final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. There was a South African double in the men’s short sprints. Simbine was looking to become only the third male […]Rising 100m star Benjamin Richardson knows he needs to up his game after recently racing against Kenya's African record-holder Ferdinand Omanyala and South African champion Akane Simbine. 85s set by South Africa's Akani Simbine in July. Also, South Africa's Akani Simbine was the fastest in the men's 100, finishing in 9. Website: error: a client-side exception has occurred ( developer guidance). . Create from dictionary: A data frame can be ‘manually’ created by using the DataFrame() function from Pandas. Akani Simbine. Werner Prinsloo. And Wayde van Niekerk. (Photo: EPA-EFE/John G. Getty Images Sport Gareth Copley. 92 5 2417 Joseph GREEN: GUM 10. 98 to beat European indoor 60-meter champion Samuele Ceccarelli of Italy who clocked 10. 93 as fellow countryman Henricho Bruintjies finished third in 10. Getty Images. He finished fifth in 9. Heats. Former Chinese men's 110m Olympic gold medalist hurdler Liu Xiang congratulated Su on Sina Weibo: "You're the man! 9. 92 +1. RIGHT: Akani Simbine (far right) came in fifth place behind winner Usain Bolt (middle) in the 100 m at the Rio Olympics last year. In a photo finish, South African Akane Simbine came a close second in 9. Omanyala bagged gold after clocking 9. Earlier in the day, two-time Olympic finalist Akani Simbine was on track to capture his fifth 100m South African championships title. First Olympic Games Rio 2016. 20 7 5. 69 seconds, and Akani Simbine holds the South African 100m record of 9. 10s. Reflecting on SA's 12 greatest Olympic moments ahead of. 93 and clocked 9. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1: 1: Ferdinand Omanyala Kenya 10. At the same meeting, Akane Simbine shattered his own personal best, setting a new African record of 9. The women's final was more about which Jamaican would be at the top of the podium. 88 +1. TheSouthAfrican. 69 seconds, and Akani Simbine holds the South African 100m record of 9. 90) and Botswana’s World Junior champion Letsile Tebogo (9. Akani SIMBINE, South Africa - 60 Metres, 100 Metres, 150 Metres, 100 Yards, 4x100 Metres Relay, 4x200 Metres RelayFor more news, visit: was heartbreak for South Africa’s Akani Simbine in the 100m at the World Champs in Budapest on Sunday when he was disqualified in the semifinals of this event. 2 years ago. 03. Akani Simbine handed world champion Fred Kerley his first defeat since early last year as he won the 100m at the Diamond League meet in Silesia, Poland, on Sunday afternoon. 04s ahead of home favourite Filippo Tortu. 94 seconds in the 100m final of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on 14 August 2016. However, he saved the best for last when he smashed South Africa's Akane Simbine's African record of 9. . 6m/s) in the semifinals before winning the final in 10. Akani Simbine of South Africa competes in heat 5 in the men's 100m at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, US, 15 July 2022. Canada's Andre de Grasse, bronze medallist in 2016, Akani Simbine of South Africa, Briton Zharnel Hughes and Enoch Adegoke of Nigeria complete the lineup for the final later on Sunday. 85 seconds set by Nigeria's Olusoji Fasuba in Qatar in 2006. Cape Town - It says a lot about Akani Simbine's character that he produced not just one, but two sub-10-second times on his way to defending his South African 100m title at the national. South African spring star Akani Simbine has reacted after he was disqualified in the semi-finals of the world championships in Budapest on Sunday. South Africa's Akani Simbine edges to narrow 100m victory in Silesia - Wanda Diamond League 2023. Simbine posted a time of 9. In the field, Italian long jumper Larissa Iapichino secured her third Diamond League title of the season while two-time Olympic champion Sandra Perkovic got back to winning ways in. Ronnie Baker, United States (9. 92 Akani SIMBINE RSA 16. Akani Simbine ends fifth (again) as Americans sweep 100m silverware Akani Simbine kept his title of Mr Consistency as he ended fifth in a 100m dominated by the American home boys at the world. In excellent form this year, Simbine is ranked only 15th in. S. 02 seconds to become the first Kenyan to win the race in over 60 years. Akani Simbine led a three-pronged SA sprint attack on the 100m heats at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday‚ with the trio all advancing to Sunday’s semifinals. . 07: Q 2: 3: Akani Simbine South Africa 10. 92, just ahead of Simbine who clocked in at 9. Simbine, running out of lane two, finished fourth as he fell short by 0. 45, breaking a 21-year-old record previously held by Belgium's Mohammed Mourhit. 21 9. World No. It wasn’t the greatest run by Simbine, who clocked a 9. 04 2. 79 2. 98. 東京2020男子100m 大会 Summer オリンピックathletics公式結果. 04. 84, but Maswanganyi is breathing down the latter's neck. Editors Pick. 63 that was set by Saif Saaeed Shaheen. Speaking ahead of the World Athletics Awards in December, El Bakkali again voiced his career goal of breaking the world record of 7:53. 05. “There is something about Hungary, and Akani loves to race there. The humble 20-year-old stormed to a new national record of 9. 80 3. That is generally the tag given to the 100m Olympic champion, and Simbine will begin his quest for the gold medal in the heats on Saturday afternoon (12. Athletics. The nine-day championship will be held between 19 to 27 August, with Team SA being led by former world champion Wayde van Niekerk, and three-time finalist Akani Simbine. 84 seconds set in July 2021 until broken by Ferdinand Omurwa in September 2021. The final will go ahead without Bromell, the world leader in 2021, and world champion Christian Coleman, who is banned due to doping offenses, in a race. Kenya's Omanyala, the current African record holder, finished third in Rabat. Here the world and Olympic 100m finalist and Commonwealth. Simbine, whose previous PB of 9. National 100m record holder, Benjamin Azamati, finished 4th on his Wanda Diamond League debut in Oslo on Thursday evening. 84 seconds in the 100m to win at the Gyulai István Memorial World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet in Székesfehérvár, Hungary on Tuesday (6 July). 82s on Thursday afternoon during the South African Champs at the Tuks Athletics stadium. 930. Be comfortable with the face that is staring back at you, Akani. It will signal the start of the athletics programme, where the continent traditionally flexes its collective muscle. 97sec. Simbine won the 100m sprint by clocking an extraordinary time of 9. Simbine could double up in the 100m and. 04 =AR 9. CM height and vertical CM velocity during left and right contacts for sixth placed . 13 seconds to take silver as Sri Lankan Yupun Abeykoon took bronze in 10. Share. 84 Akani SIMBINE RSA Székesfehérvár 06. Akani SIMBINE, South Africa - 60 Metres, 100 Metres, 150 Metres, 100 Yards, 4x100 Metres Relay, 4x200 Metres Relay. Akani Simbine’s unbeaten run in the top echelons of world sprinting ending in. Omanyala will be back in action on Friday at the. The pair have pushed each other to lower the African 100m record to 9. International athlete Akani Simbine’s baby mama has accused him of bolting from his duties as father to their nine-month-old son. South African 100m record-holder Akani Simbine is among a crop of the world’s finest sprinters. Related Rabat Diamond League: Wanyonyi destroys 800m fieldJamaican Blake was slow out of the blocks leaving the path clear for the 24-year-old Simbine to claim the biggest title of his career to date in 10. SA, with 47 women and 42 men, will compete in every. 99. 97. The likes of Ferdinand Omanyala and Akani Simbine will headline today's. 84 seconds held by South African Akani Simbine. Akani Simbine, RSA, 9. Also keep an eye on South Africa’s Akani Simbine who broke the African record with 9. Akani Simbine, South Africa (9. Simbine opted to sit out the Pretoria leg of the Grand Prix. Simbine beat world champion Fred Kerley into second, on 9. 01 10. 21 NR 9. South Africa competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. culture SEE: Durban Fashion Fair designers collab on SA’s Tokyo Olympics kit Read more. 04 seconds of securing a bronze medal for South Africa as he finished in fourth position in the showcase 100m race at the Tokyo. The 22-year-old US-based star will be participating in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m races, while seasoned medal contender Akani Simbine will compete in the 100m and 4x100m events. South African sprint ace Akani Simbine has jumped to the defence of World Athletics for their strict qualifying standards ahead of the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in August. Netball South Africa. 93 seconds, beating Britain’s double European champion Zharnel Hughe s who also ran his fastest time of this season in 9. Akani Simbine is confident he can put behind him a wretched 2022 season — his worst in seven years — and continue his push for the two. More From DraftKings Network ‘Ahsoka’s season finale tries to tie up loose ends and set high future story implications; Zack Wheeler brilliant again in. ## "Akani Simbine" is at index "4"" in column "Athlete" This method is discussed more fully on the page about multi-level data frames. 95) 6. Two-time Olympic finalist Akani Simbine has been the dominant force in the 100m since he won the national title for the first time in 2015. 97 to take the World University title and reached. 99 more recently in Berlin. ’. Summary. In the men's 200m, Luxolo Adams impressed as he crossed the finish line first to win in the Czech Republic. Source: Getty Images. Omanyala said: “Looking forward to next week. 72sec, the Italians recording a time of 37. 94) and fourth in Doha (9. South African sprint ace Akani Simbine successfully defended his 100m title at the South African Senior Track and Field Championships at the Puk MacArthur Stadium in Potchefstroom yesterday. 84 9. The qualifying standard for male athletes is 10:00 seconds, while female athletes are required to run 11. Simbine held his form perfectly to claim a memorable win in the men's 100m in 9. 89 9. Simbine, fourth at the Tokyo. 99s but it only stayed at that for a few hours. “I'm glad to run another sub-10 and the key is to stay healthy,” said Simbine. Equally, the women's 100m hurdles should be an entertaining race. The African and Commonwealth Games champion Akani Simbine was not at his best in the first round, having to work hard to get to the front in a time of 10. Watch on. Simbine has his sights firmly set on becoming the first black African athlete to win gold in the blue-ribbon event at the Olympic Games. Roger Sedres/Gallo Images. AAP. 了解 年，金牌、银牌、铜牌获得者都是谁。2016年里约奥运会 Summer 奥运会 athletics 男子100米 比赛官方比赛结果。Akani Simbine Athletics and Para Athletics Men's 100m s South Africa Zeney van der Walt Athletics and Para Athletics Women's 400m Hurdles b Load more. 06. The 26-year-old Kenyan pipped his South African track rival by three-thousandths of a second crossing the line in 9. Simbine will be a potential medalist in Doha, Qatar. Richardson crossed the line in 10. Akani Simbine’s unbeaten run in the top echelons of world sprinting ended in. South Africa’s Akani Simbine sprinted to back-to-back Diamond League titles in the men’s 100m while Daryll Neit spearheaded a British 1-2 in the women’s 200m. Akani Simbine of South Africa and Michael Rodgers of USA compete in Men's 100 Metres during the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea & Diamond League event on June 10, 2021 in Florence, Italy. 08. #athleticsafrica #athl. or all athletics. Joining them, Luxolo Adams and Sinesipho Dambile round out the list of athletes undertaking dual responsibilities at the event, engaging in the 200m and. 7. SA sprint ace Akani Simbine had no excuses after failing to make the podium at his second Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday. Besides Simbine Akani news, you can follow event news, e. 94. Some 12,000km and a few hours. Nkrumie’s time of 9. 97 seconds, produced a reaction time of 0. The entries, published today, indicate that 127 relay teams from 37 countries will compete in Silesia. Akani Simbine scored an important psychological blow against Kenyan nemesis Ferdinand Omanyala as he took second place in the 100m at the Diamond League meet in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday night. The South African with the slow start and great top-end speed, who had been in the top five of the world since 2016, took off a fraction of a. Akani Simbine (born 21 September 1993) is a South African sprinter specialising in the 100 metres event. The official page of South African Olympic sprinter, Akani Simbine. 22 January 2023 - 00:00. As has been the case in many 100m races in the recent past, the sprinters had to endure a tense moments after a false start. The South African sprinter Akani Simbine is the best representative of his country, and a strong contender for winning the gold at this year’s Tokyo Olympics. Thanks to a great start, the 25-year-old South African clinched the 100m in 9. Akani SIMBINE. Enoch Adegoke (Nigeria) - DNF 8. “I am happy. Following the regrettable disqualification of star athlete Akani Simbine at the recently concluded World Senior Championships in Budapest, Hungary, his coach, Werner Prinsloo has finally spoken out. 005 faster. Simbine was disqualified in the semi-final for a false start, while Omanyala - Africa's fastest man - finished seventh in the final. Hey there! Welcome to the Digital Spy forums. Change event. Semi II also produced three finalists, Christian Coleman (9. 1 x In Top 8 at African Championships. Jamaica's gold medallist Shericka Jackson (right) and silver medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce celebrate after the women's 200m final during the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on. Simbine was looking to become only the third male […] Rising 100m star Benjamin Richardson knows he needs to up his game after recently racing against Kenya's African record-holder Ferdinand Omanyala and South African champion Akane Simbine. 23. 0m/sec has been queried given the fast time. African record holder Ferdinand Omanyala of Kenya is also in the mix, while the likes of Akani Simbine and Letsile Tebogo will be aiming to make their mark too. South Africa's Akani Simbine continued his impressive start to 2017 by beating Justin Gatlin and Andre de Grasse in the 100m at the Doha Diamond League. 99. Akani SIMBINE, South Africa - 60 Metres, 100 Metres, 150 Metres, 100 Yards, 4x100 Metres Relay, 4x200 Metres Relay. And Wayde van Niekerk. 20s 7 Emmanuel Eseme, Cameroon 10. July 19, 2023 at 6:57 AM. He beat a strong field in the London stop of the Diamond League in 9. Despite that, a very fast race is still on the cards with South Africa's Akani Simbine, former world champion Christian Coleman, and Lyles due to compete – all nine men in the preliminary field have sub-10-second career bests. 89 in Budapest during a local meeting to register his PB that year. Akani SIMBINE. Akani Simbine of Team South Africa looks on after his semi final in the men's 100m during the evening session of the Athletics event on Day 9 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Games Participations 2. Over the next 20 metres, Bracy separated to a full metre over Kerley. Three other runners also ran sub-10 seconds in the final: South Africa’s Akani Simbine finished fourth in 9. Wayde van Niekerk clenched his fist as he edged Akani Simbine to win the 200m shootout of the second Athletix Invitational at a wet Ruimsig on. Akani Simbine at the World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 (© Getty Images) Few events in world sport captivate the public quite like the Olympic 100m final, and in the first edition in 17 years not featuring Usain Bolt, a new name will be catapulted to global fame at the start of August. 21 2021 World Outdoor list 9. Simbine takes tight men's 100m in Silesia. AAP. Akani Simbine was the only South African to qualify for the 100-metre semi-finals in Budapest; Simbine failed to progress from the semi-final of the event after he was disqualified for a false start; Reigning world champion Fred Kerley was also eliminated from the semi-finals after finishing thirdAlso, South Africa's Akani Simbine was the fastest in the men's 100, finishing in 9. 89 in Budapest during a local meeting to register his PB that year. Following the regrettable disqualification of star athlete Akani Simbine at the recently concluded World Senior Championships in. Find out who took home gold, silver and bronze in 2020. Time for some good news! 🤩. Adding further strength to the field in Rabat are Andre De Grasse, Akani Simbine and Yohan Blake, while Samuele Ceccarelli, who beat his Italian compatriot Jacobs to the European indoor 60m title earlier this year, will be in the field in Florence. 0m/s. . 33. 93. 6 x National champion. Mantovani/Getty Images) The 27-year-old South African sprinter is a 100 meters event specialist. Simbine and coach Werner. Namibia's Gilb. “Akani is a. Akani Simbine powered through the 100m heats at the world championships in Budapest yesterday, showing he has the tools to negotiate his way through the semifinals and onto the podium this evening. Undoubtedly, he is a favourite of many because of his talent and skills.