Ballito Olympian, Zakithi Nene, will be back in action this afternoon as South Africa run in heat 2 of the 4x400m at 1.37pm.

Although the exact team has not yet been announced, 4 of the 5-strong team will run in the heat.

The team is made up of Nene, Wayde van Niekerk, Thapelo Phora, Ranti Dikgale and Lythe Pillay.

South Africa are racing in a strong heat with athletics titans Jamaica as well as Poland, Belgium, France, Japan, Colombia and India.

The top 3 finishers in each heat will earn automatic qualification for tomorrow’s final which will be held at 2.50pm.

The 2 next fastest teams from the heats stage will also make the final which includes 8 teams.

From an African perspective, Botswana have a strong team led by Isaac Makwala who is the 10th fastest 400m runner in history.

They will be running in heat 1 at 1.25pm today.

South Africa have had a slightly disappointing medal tally in Tokyo so far, with 1 gold and 2 silvers, from swimming and surfing.

Zakithi and the team will be hoping to add to that by tomorrow afternoon.