South African media personality Maps Maponyane recently weighed in on the performance of Akani Simbine on the Men's 100m race at the Olympic Games.
Maponyane talked about Akani's consistency and him finishing 4th on the 100m final once againhis performance in the Men's 100m finalafter Shaun Maswanganyi and Benjamin Richardson failed to qualify for the semi-final rounds. He has been trending on social media after he finished fourth at the Men's final 100m race.weighed in on Simbine's performance and how the athlete finished 4th, missing the podium finish by just 0.
"My heart breaks for Akani. That man’s commitment, discipline, and dedication to his sport and dream have been incomparable... He was in the mix in Rio , in the mix in Tokyo , and again in Paris by running 11 seconds faster than any other previous Olympic 100m final he’s been in. All that stood between him and a medal was 1/100th of a second.
"Small details matter, Maps...The latest Nike Maxfly is lighter and more comfortable than the Adidas boost or whatever it is that he's wearing....wrong choice or is he sponsored by Adidas?""My mom and stayed up late to watch. I was so sad.
The Saint Lucia sprinter was the outside contender for the gold medal but surprised everyone by winning with a time of 10.72 seconds.Mbali Tebele is a multimedia journalist with six years of experience in entertainment & sports, holding a national diploma from IIE Rosebank College . She started her career 2018 as a news writer & videographer, then moved to Add-X Marketing Solution as an account coordinator & social media assistant .
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