Pretoria’s stalwart athletics star had a Good Career
The end is probably in sight for veteran Nel after semi-final performance at Games
For Pretoria’s stalwart athletics star, Wenda Nel, her participation in the Olympic Games, where she was able to progress to the semi-finals, was probably her swan song as a professional athlete.
It was a bad day on the track for the national team on Monday, as both South African athletes in action were knocked out of their events.
Wayde van Niekerk, who was aiming to defend the title he won at the 2016 Rio Olympics, finished fifth in his 400m semifinal in 45.14 and he was eliminated.
In the women’s 400m hurdles, Wenda Nel was seventh in her semifinal in 56.35 and she was also unable to progress to the final.
For the 33-year-old Nel, this decent performance at the Games probably means the end of her career as an international athlete.
She can rightly be proud of her career as a top athlete, which spanned nearly 15 years.
After initially excelling as a sprinter and in the shorter hurdles item, later in her career, Nel began to specialize as a 400m hurdles athlete.
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