What To Expect From Sa's Top Athletes In 2025

After an Olympic year that few could forget, 2025 promises to be a year in which veterans like Akani Simbine seek to fine tune their performances, while youngsters Bayanda Walaza and Bradley Nkoana will aim to further entrench their positions as burgeoning talent on the international stage.

First up though, Simbine will be working on improving his acceleration out the blocks as he competes in the 60m sprint at the Istaf Indoor Berlin on Friday, on Valentines Day.

Though Simbine won a silver medal in the mens 4x100m alongside Walaza, Nkoana and Shaun Maswanganyi, he again missed out in the mens 100m final at the Paris Olympics.

In fact, Simbine may just be the unluckiest sprinter ever, as he finished fourth in the closest mens 100m final in Olympic history.

It was also the fastest mens 100m final in history, with all eight men breaking 10 seconds for the first time ever at the Paris Olympics .