ATHLETICS
Sprinter Akani Simbine and coach off to a flying start
Sprinter Akani Simbine will finally have the luxury of having his coach travel with him throughout the European summer‚ thanks to a three-year R8m sponsorship deal. Simbine was at school when he joined Werner Prinsloo in 2010‚ but for much of the past few seasons he has headed into battle without his trusted second at his side. Prinsloo travelled to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the 2017 world championships in London‚ where Simbine finished fifth in the 100m final on both occasions. The agreement with fibre connectivity provider Liquid Telecom‚ which will run until the Tokyo 2020 Olympics‚ will help the duo in several ways. Not only will Prinsloo be able to travel with Simbine‚ but he will also be free to work with the sprinter in the mornings‚ having given up his IT sales job. "When he [Simbine] got to the track [in the afternoons] he would sometimes still have the gym in his legs from the morning workout," Prinsloo said. Footwear sponsor Adidas is complementing the deal‚...
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