WATCH: South Africa won gold at the World Relay Championships in Poland

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3 May 2021

Akani Simbine has reinforced his pedigree as one of the quickest and most dangerous sprinters on the planet as he spearheaded the charge towards the gold medal in the 4×100 metres final – snatching a victory from Brazil, finishing at 38.71, a mere hundredth of a second faster than Brazil.

It’s South Africa’s first ever gold medal at the World Athletics Relay Championships.

Brazil was later disqualified, for not running in their lane, giving Italy the silver medal in 39.21.

Watch the incredible victory below:

.@AkaniSimbine delivers incredible anchor leg to bring home #WorldRelays 4x100m victory for South Africa with 38.71. pic.twitter.com/7tC7uRf53J

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) May 2, 2021

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WATCH: South Africa won gold at the World Relay Championships in Poland

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