’Individually, we are all fast and together we got a world record,’ said Benjamin Richardson, who earned the 100m silver medal earlier in the at the Under-20 Championships. WorldAthleticsU20 IOLsport
The SA women's 4x400m relay team of Precious Molepo, Angelique Strydom, Charlize Eilerd and Jada van Staden, also finished sixth in the final. They completed the four-lap race in 3:43.16, with Nigeria securing victory in 3:31.46.
Long jumper Karmen Fouche was sixth in the final with a best leap of 6.32m. Maja Askag of Sweden landed at 6.60m to bag the gold medal.Juan Oosthuizen ended 11th in the men's discus throw final with a 51.01m heave. Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania securing victory with a 69.81m throw. South Africa took sixth position at the medals table with a total of nine medals . Host nation Kenya finished at the top of the standings with 16 medals made of eight golds, one silver and seven bronze.
“We are over the moon with the whole performance of the team,” said James Moloi, the President of Athletics South Africa. “Coming from the background of a tough and disrupted preparation programmes and competitions, we are beyond words to describe this achievement. “The sheer determination of this team is reflected in the number of athletes that reached semi-finals and the final. This has been a team effort, where those who didn’t go through the next stage in their events, continued to support their teammates throughout the competition. That is patriotism in the true spirit of sportsmanship.”
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