Athletes looking to end drought

WORLD CHAMPS: MASSIVE CHANCE TO PICK UP MEDALS

- Wesley Botton

With South Africa having gone eight years without picking up a medal at the biennial World Athletics Championships, the senior members of the national squad are confident the drought will end at the global track and field showpiece starting in Tokyo tomorrow.

While the SA team raked in six medals at the 2017 World Championships in London, they failed to step on the podium at subsequent editions in Doha, Eugene and Budapest.

However, Akani Simbine felt the 49-member SA squad had the ability to return home from Tokyo with some accolades.