There are only two South African female athletes ranked in the top-20 in the world in their respective events ahead of the Paris Olympics .
Rising 800m star Prudence Sekgodiso is one of them, while Marione Fourie is the other.
Sekgodiso, has clocked a time of 1:57.26 in the womens 800m which is the third fastest time this season.
Fourie, meanwhile, ran 12.49 seconds in the 100m-hurdles, which is the 15th fastest in the world this season.
In top formFourie, trained by Jaun Strydom at Tuks, certainly has been in splendid form since recovering from an injury. She finished in the top three in all nine races this season, winning five. Fourie was second once and third on four occasions. Her slowest race was 13.03, and her fastest was 12.49, a new South African record.
