11 JUL 2020 What made Simbine’s performance all the more impressive there, is that he was ill shortly before racing, struggling with a stomach bug.That gave him huge confidence, he said, because the 100m was a mental game. What made Simbine’s performance all the more impressive there, is that he was ill shortly before racing, struggling with a stomach bug.That gave him huge confidence, he said, because the 100m was a mental game. He is the 2018 Commonwealth Games 100 metres … I get really nervous.”His coach, Werner Prinsloo, said Simbine was known as Mr Chill in their training group.“Even If I’m chilled, I’m still shaking,” Simbine admitted. After missing a top-three place in the 100m at the 2016 Rio Olympics by just three-hundredths of a second — that’s faster than people blink — Simbine knows it’s time to start bagging medals.
La rédaction World Athletics Club Feature 08 MAY 2018 Even if I was a world student champion, I was still a champion and that gave me the confidence I needed and showed me I could actually compete with the bigger names in the sport.”But he’s taken sole ownership of the South African record since then, amassing a total of 15 sub-10 runs. “He feels if I start using them then I will be able to put enough acceleration and power into the running,” Simbine said on his return from the camp.“I never knew that I wasn’t using my hamstrings when I was running and just that little bit of information changes quite a lot because if I can actually activate my hamstrings more when I’m starting it means I can apply more power and speed.”For much of his career, Simbine as depended heavily on his top-end speed. He finished fifth in 9.94 seconds in the 100m final of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on 14 August 2016. 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow - 5th, 200m (20.37)2016 African Championships, Durban - 1st, 4x100m (38.84); 3rd, 100m (10.05)2017 World Championships, London - 5th, 100m (10.01)2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast - 1st, 100m (10.03); 2nd, 4x100m relay (38.24)2018 African Championships, Asaba - 1st, 100m (10.25); 1st, 4x100m (38.25)Stocky and explosive, Akani Simbine first made heads turn as a teenager, and he has since gone on to shatter multiple barriers, lifting the coveted crown as South Africa's fastest man. I will go saying ‘no‚ I want to beat these guys’. Storming to victory in the 100m final at the Zone 6 Games in Lusaka in December 2012, he clocked 10.19 seconds to shatter the national junior record by 0.11. Williams blazes 12.32, Warholm improves to 47.12 in London - IAAF Diamond League
His successful campaign also included a bronze medal in the short dash at the African Championships, held on home soil in Durban. Report All Rights Reserved. The athlete clocked 9.89 seconds, beating Asafa Powell by 0.03 secs. Simbine’s time is 0.01s faster than the record of 9.97s he shared with Henricho Bruintjies. ©2019 World Athletics. VIEW PROFILE Akani Simbine breaks SA 100m record in Budapest.
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