The SA men’s Athletics team was truly spectacular at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China, where they brought home a gold medal.
Team SA won by 0.05 seconds for their second World Relay gold,
On the eve of the 2025 World Athletics Relays, staged in Guangzhou. South Africa’s sprint star, Akani Simbine, said
‘The major skill needed for the relay running is camaraderie,
The South African Team indeed brought their “camaraderie” to the event, such that the South African men’s relay Team were among the best athletes with slick handovers during the race.

The athletes were very swift at exchanging the baton with each other, and effortlessly fast while running, even though they were surrounded by other able competitors.

During the men’s 4x100m relay final, against strong US, Canadian, and Japanese teams, Simbine and his colleagues ( Bayanda Walaza, Sinesipho Dambile, and Bradley Nkoana) showed traits of being true African athletes with speed and precision, which helped them to clinch the win, with a total of 37.61 seconds of action.