WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Local athletes set to shine in London
London — As SA’s home-based athletes flew into London on Tuesday‚ the Olympic stadium yawned emptily as workers made the final touches ahead of the world championships on Friday. The fans turned the structure into a vibrant organism during the 2012 London Games for home-grown stars such as Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis, and Jamaica’s charismatic Usain Bolt. On the final night of the track programme‚ Bolt and Farah‚ having just won gold medals‚ paraded for the appreciative crowd that will surely be as generous for reigning Olympic and world 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk. Caster Semenya is the sole survivor of SA’s track team from five years ago‚ with Sunette Viljoen injured‚ Anaso Jobodwana unable to qualify and Cornel Fredericks and LJ van Zyl not being picked despite meeting the criteria. Marathon runner Lusapho April is also back‚ but the course never took him through this venue. Stephen Mokoka‚ who also ran the 42km in 2012‚ will experience this track for the first time in the 10‚000...
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