Prudence Sekgodiso wins gold at the World Athletics Champs
Prudence Sekgodiso has claimed South Africa’s first gold medal at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China.
The 23-year-old won the women’s 800-metres in a world-leading time of one-minute-58.40-seconds, with Ethiopia's Nigist Getachew finishing second and Portugal's Patricia Silva in third.
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Sekgodiso’s gold was the country’s second medal of the competition, adding to Akani Simbine’s bronze in the 60-metres, lifting South Africa to eleventh on the medals table.
This is also the first-ever medal for a South African woman in the competition.
Prudence Sekgodiso timed this perfectly 👏🇿🇦
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