From Simbine To Manyonga And Geldenhuys, Sa Athletes Take Aim At Botswana Grand Prix

While all eyes will be on Akani Simbines duel with Ferdinand Omanyala in the 100m at Saturdays Botswana Grand Prix, two South African women will be hoping to take the next big step in their careers.

The 400m hurdles pair of Zeney Geldenhuys and Rogail Joseph have been progressing steadily on the world rankings over the past few years.

But they really grabbed the attention of the hurdles world by reaching the semi-finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics, and were unlucky to miss out on a spot in the final.

In fact, Geldenhuys was the ninth-quickest overall across the semi-finals, so she fell just short of the required time to rank eighth.

But she still managed to set a new personal best of 53.90 seconds as she ended in third place in her semi-final over half-a-second faster than her previous mark of 54.47.