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South Africa's youngster Bayanda Walaza reflected on his defeat at the Racers Grand Prix, revealing there are lessons to learn.
Rising sprint sensation Bayanda Walaza has revealed he has some lessons to learn after being handed his second-consecutive 100m defeat at the Racers Grand Prix on Saturday.
The South African youngster finished fourth in the men's 100m event in 10.06s as Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson powered to the win clocking a Season's Best time of 9.88s (0.0) to the joy of the Jamaican home crowd. Oblique Seville finished second in 9.97s, ahead of Gift Leotlela in 10.04s.
Speaking after the race, Walaza gave an honest opinion on his race execution and running alongside more experienced sprinters.
"I'm excited about today and I've learnt the hard way. And I'm excited about to know how to be in the game. To know how it feels like lining up with great people you know, I believe this was a good race and I gave my best," said the 19-year-old in an interview with Jamaica Observer.
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Walaza is currently one of the world's most exciting sprint talents and has been in tremendous form since this season, going under the sub-10s mark twice and running a brilliant first-leg as South Africa's 4x100m relay team anchored by the legendary Akani Simbine blazed to the gold medal at the World Relays last month.
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10:50 - 07.06.2025
Trayvon Bromell returns to European circuit in style with world-leading performance at Rome Diamond League
Trayvon Bromell flew down the track to clock the fastest time in the world this year at the Rome Diamond League.
Not resting on his oars, he made his professional debut a memorable one by breaking his Personal Best (PB) to win the Continental Tour meet in Zagreb on Saturday, May 24, where he stormed to 9.94s to convincingly win the men's 100m event in Zagreb, miles ahead of Germany's Owen Asah in 10.20s.
Sadly, his next race at Kip Keino Classic, saw him narrowly finish second behind Australia's Kennedy Lachlan, and now his humbling defeat in Jamaica.
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09:59 - 08.06.2025
Roland Garros: Coco Gauff reveals Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone as one of her role models outside of Tennis
Newly crowned Roland Garros champion Coco Gauff sees several sporting greats as her role models outside tennis, one of which is Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone.
Despite the losses, the speedster will learn from it as he continues preparation ahead of a memorable outing at the World Championships in Tokyo this summer.
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