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Akani Simbine, the hottest 100m runner in the world right now, has opened up about the impact of young South African sprinters on his career.
South Africa’s Akani Simbine has spoken about how the great young sprinters from the country are having a positive impact on his own career.
Simbine is currently in great form as he is the sprinter with the most 100m wins and best times over the distance in 2025 and just anchored South Africa to the 4x100m gold at the World Relays Championships last week.
That team included 19-year-old Bayanda Walaza, considered one of the best youngsters in the game, Bradley Nkoana, 20, and 23-year-old Sinesipho Dambile, with two of the young sprinters having teamed up with Simbine to deliver Olympics 4x100m relay silver in Paris last year.
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Even as he continues shining this year, Simbine knows at 31, his time is almost coming to an end but he is happy that South African sprinting is in safe hands.
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Akani Simbine Warns Noah Lyles and Kishane Thompson After South Africa's World Relays Win
Akani Simbine anchored South Africa's 4 x 100m relay team into clinching the World Athletics Relays gold in China.
Further, the World Indoor bronze medalist is thankful that he now has genuine competition back home which has forced him to up his game.
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“It is recognition that is true, it is not just air but I am really proud to be part of the recognition coming out of South Africa in terms of sprinting,” Simbine said after winning his 100m race at the Atlanta City Games on Saturday.
“It is exciting to have a group that is coming after me and it pushes me as well as an athlete and I just want to get better and I am excited about the future of South African sprinting.”
In Atlanta, Simbine maintained his hot streak in the 100m this season, first leading the heats with a wind-legal 10.13 (1.7m/s), and then dominating the final in a wind-aided 9.86 (2.3m/s), and he feels he is on the right track heading to the 2025 World Championships.
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'I Didn’t Particularly Look at Usain Bolt' – Akani Simbine Names the Jamaican Sprinters Who Truly Inspired Him
Akani Simbine revealed he never looked up to Usain Bolt but instead found inspiration in two other Jamaican sprinters.
“It is just working and trying to improve every simple thing I can improve on so right now, is just putting a big piece of the race together. It is a long season so it gives a lot of time to work on that as well so I am looking forward to that but happy with it right now,” he added.
Simbine had also won his 100m race at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix as well as the Xiamen and Shanghai Diamond Leagues, clocking sub-10s, before heading to the World Relays.
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