Records fall at SA Nationals

Sprinter Clarence Munyai is the new men’s 200 metres South African record holder.

The 20-year-old clocked 19.69 seconds in winning his semi-final at the South African Senior Athletics Championships at the University of Pretoria.

He beat the previous record held by world 400 metres record holder, Wayde van Niekerk, by .15 seconds.
In doing so, he has also become the tenth fastest man ever over 200 metres in the world.

This is the fourth record to fall at the SA Nationals.

Carina Horn finally broke Evette de Klerk’s 28 year 100m South African record. The 29-year-old, clocked 11.03 seconds – improving on the 11.06 mark she had shared with De Klerk since mid-2015.

The Juniors 4x100m relay team also broke a record, as well as the 100m Junior record. Thando Dlodlo set a national junior 100m record with a time of 10.11 seconds.