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Former South African 200m champion, Sinesipho Dambile.
Team South Africa’s prospects of a medal in an individual event at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo are slim.
National 200m champion, Sinesipho Dambile, finished 8th in the men’s 200m final, this afternoon. His clocked a time of 20.23 seconds. American Noah Lyle won gold in 19.52 seconds, with countryman Kenny Bednarek second and Bryan Levell of Jamaica third.
All eyes on Sinesipho Dambile 🇿🇦🔥
Sinesipho lines up in the Men’s 200m Final today at 15:06 CAT — tune in on SS Variety 3!#WCHTokyo25 #TeamSA #ForMyCountry pic.twitter.com/bNugcGBiCC
— Team South Africa (@OfficialTeamRSA) September 19, 2025
Paris Olympic Games gold medallist, Letsile Tebogo of Botswana, could only finish fourth.
In the women’s javelin, Paris Olympic silver medallist, Jo-Ane du Plessis, just sneaked into the final.
Her distance of 61.38m placed her 5th in her group and 10th overall.
