There are 12 different South African athletes who feature in the top 10 best track and field performances in the world for 2025, with three of them being in the men’s 100m and three in the men’s 200m. All of Akani Simbine, Bayanda Walaza and Gift Leotlela have gone under 10 seconds for the sprint, and Simbine’s 9.90 is the fastest in the world so far.
In the 200m, Walaza is joined by Sinesipho Dambile and Naeem Jack in cracking the world top 10.
Other South Africans making their mark on the world stage this year are Zakiti Nene, Tshepo Tshite, Adriaan Wiuldschutt, Sabelo Dhlamini, Prudence Sekgodiso, Dominique Scott and Marione Fourie.
SA MEN ON WORLD LADDER
100m
1st: Akani Simbine 9.90sec
7th: Bayanda Walaza 9.99sec
7th: Gift Leotlela 9.99sec
200m
5th: Sinesipho Dambile 20.01sec
9th: Bayanda Walaza 20.08sec
10th: Naeem Jack 20.13sec
400m
4th: Zakithi Nene 44.22sec
1500m
5th: Tshepo Tshite 3min 32.03sec
5000m
7th: Adriaan Wildschutt 12min 55.02sec
400mH
5th: Sabelo Dhlamini 48.57sec
10000m
3rd: Adriaan Wildschutt 26min 51.27sec
SA WOMEN ON WORLD LADDER
800m
7th: Prudence Sekgodiso 1min 58.40sec
10000m
8th: Dominique Scott 31min 02.32sec
100mH
10th: Marione Fourie 12.62sec
