SA athletes prepare to turn up the heat at World Champs in Tokyo

ASA puts out a strong 49-member SA squad

- By Siyasanga Monoalibe

Despite the mishaps and administrative shenanigans at Athletics South Africa (ASA), Team SA is looking ready and up to speed to shake things up at the World Championships under the excessively hot weather conditions in Tokyo, Japan, in the coming days.

ASA put out a strong 49-member final squad to represent Mzansi in Japan from Saturday.

The usual suspects, Akani Simbine, Olympic javelin silver medalist Jo-Ane du Plessis, world indoor champion Prudence Sekgodiso, and young sprint sensation Bayanda Walaza, will be there.

Simbine currently holds the world's fastest 100m time this season at 9.90 seconds, while Walaza picked up from where he left off at the Paris Olympics and dominated his peers at the World University Games to become the undisputed champion.