Prudence Sekgodiso left footprints where no other South African-born athlete had walked before, securing a gold medal in the women's 800m at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, on Sunday.
Her triumph was not only the first for a South African female athlete at the championship but also marked a significant milestone in her career, as she secured her first major gold medal following several victories in junior and senior championships across the African continent.
The 23-year-old looked stronger with every stride from the heats forward and went on to defeat tough competition from Ethiopia’s Nigist Getachew and Portugal’s Patrícia Silva, setting a world-leading time of 1:58.40 in the final.
Sekgodiso had missed out on the final of the women’s 800m at the Paris Olympics last year after finishing…
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Cape Argus (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2025-03-25