The track and field season is starting to heat up with the 2025 World Athletics Championships to be held in Tokyo from 13 to 21 September.
South Africa’s athletes have been in fine form this year to date across various events.
The next Diamond League meeting is the Prefontaine Classic, taking place at the University of Oregon on Saturday, 5 July.
South Africans entered are Bayanda Walaza (100m) and Prudence Sekgodiso (800m).
Ahead of the meet, take a look at the updated list as to where South Africa’s athletes feature on the world rankings so far this year.
World rankings 2025 (Top 25 only)
MEN
100m: 7th Akani Simbine 9.90, T10th Bayanda Walaza 9.94, T19th Gift Leotlela 9.99
200m: T10th Sinesipho Dambile 20.01, 18th Bayanda Walaza 20.08
400m: 1st Zakithi Nene 43.76
1 500m: 23rd Tshepo Tshite 3:31.35
5 000m: 18th Adriaan Wildschutt 12:55.02
10 000m: 3rd Adriaan Wildschutt 26:51.27
WOMEN
800m: 2nd Prudence Sekgodiso 1:57.16
10 000m: 16th Dominique Scott 31:02.32
100mH: 15th Marione Fourie 12.60
400mH: 13th Zeney Geldenhuys 54.25
Javelin: 13th Jo-Ane du Plessis 62.77m
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