Akani Simbine says he won’t let his world-lead performance in Atlanta on Saturday “get to my head” after the South African star clocked a superb 9.90 seconds.
The 30-year-old sprinter, competing at the Atlanta City Games on a temporary short track in the open public Piedmont Park, opened up with a 10.10 time in the heat.
But, facing the likes of Kenyan powerhouse Ferdinand Omanyala and American Ronnie Baker in the final, Simbine stormed to victory with a fine display to produce his quickest time since the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 – with his 9.84 SA record also coming earlier that year.
While delighted with his performance, Simbine is not getting carried away, with the Paris Olympics athletics competition only starting on August 1.
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