Akani Simbine fought hard in a thrilling 100m battle on Saturday, dipping under 10 seconds in his first race of the year over the short sprint distance at the second leg of the Diamond League track and field series in Shanghai.
Leading a large South African contingent in his first international appearance of the campaign, after the Commonwealth Games champion had focussed on the 200m event throughout the domestic season, Simbine rocketed over the line in 9.95 seconds to take third place.
American athlete Noah Lyles set a personal best of 9.86 to take the win, narrowly edging out countryman Christian Coleman.
African champion Ruswahl Samaai also produced a solid performance to grab the third spot in the men’s long jump, landing at 8.14m with his final attempt.
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