Bayanda Walaza: South Africa's speed prince threatens Letsile Tebogo's 100m record in Zagreb
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World's fastest teenager Bayanda Walaza powered to his next level talent by breaking his Personal Best (PB) to win the Continental Tour meet in Zagreb on Saturday, May 24.
The reigning World U20 double sprint champion stormed to a huge PB of 9.94s to convincingly win the men's 100m event in Zagreb, miles ahead of Germany's Owen Asah in 10.20s, while Sweden's Henrik Larsson was third in the same time of 10.20s.
𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 😤🇿🇦
— SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) May 24, 2025
He powers to 9.94 in the Men's 100m in Zagreb ⚡
📺 Stream #ContinentalTourGold on DStv: https://t.co/rM90YyQxaw pic.twitter.com/V3TDyjht8D
With his exceptional time, Walaza became the second-fastest African U20 in history behind Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo's 9.91s.
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He also set a South African junior record, thus marking his professional debut with a loud statement.
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Walaza's impressive performance in Zagreb and steady progress this season proves he's one of the brightest sprint talents in the world, and more consistency can spring on to something special at the World Championships in Tokyo this summer.
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