Simbine wins his heat

Local sprinter Akani Simbine finished 1st in the men’s 100m heats to qualify for the Semi-finals in the Rio Olympics on Saturday afternoon.

The 23-year old finished in a time 10.14 in heat 8. He will join Usain Bolt, Justin Gatlin,Yohan Blake and others in Tuesday’s semi-finals.

Simbine came into the Olympics games with the fifth fastest time of the year. He was been a man to watch this season.

Another South African,who competed in the 100m is Henircho Bruintjies,who finished sixth in his heat. Unfortunately he failed to reach the semi-finals.

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