What a clock up. A faulty timing system marred the final Liquid Telecom Athletix Grand Prix event in Paarl on Thursday night, leaving spectators and athletes confused about the times. On the plus side, the athletes delivered some great contests, with Akani Simbine, who had to withdraw from the SA championships last weekend, showing recently returned 100m champion Simon Magakwe just who’s the boss. In the 200m, national champion Luxolo Adams chased down the more experienced Anaso Jobodwana, the 2015 world champion, over the final metres to snatch a dramatic victory. The trackside clock said lightning had struck in both races, that Simbine had gone 9.85 and Adams 19.78. In reality, they had gone 10.08 and 20.01. At least there was no timing required in the long jump, where home-town favourite Ruswahl Samaai thrilled the fans as he won with a leap of 8.39m. He recorded five jumps over 8m, a distance neither Zarck Visser nor Khotso Mokoena could reach. And Rocco van Rooyen, who hails fr...
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