Nene settles for second in Rome – Diamond League
South Africa’s Zakithi Nene delivered another impressive performance, taking second position in the men’s 400m at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea in Rome on Friday.
South Africa’s Zakithi Nene delivered another impressive performance, taking second position in the men’s 400m at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea in Rome on Friday.
How to Watch World record-holder Gudaf Tsegay and Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet clash at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea – Wanda Diamond League in Rome, Italy, on Friday 6 June 2025.
Zakithi Nene clocked a world-leading 43.76 in 400m, Ethan Katzberg threw 82.73m in hammer, while Lachlan Kennedy shocked Bayanda Walaza and Ferdinand Omanyala in men’s 100m at 2025 Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi.
South Africa impress with new national record in women’s 4x400m and world lead in men’s 4x100m on the first day of competition at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 on Saturday.
Zakithi Nene, Colette Uys, and Prudence Sekgodiso excelled on the final day of the 2025 ASA Senior Championships at NWU McArthur Stadium in Potchefstroom on Saturday.
Prudence Sekgodiso smashes her SA indoor national record again, this time, clocking 1:59.88 to win the women’s 800m at the INIT Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe – a World Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Germany on Friday.
Talented 20-year-old Sinesipho Dambile won the men’s 200m gold in 20.55 seconds, holding off a challenge from national record holder and pre-race favourite Clarence Munyai in Cape Town.
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