Jingqi books her place in the 100m final at the World u20 Championship
The South African sprinter Viwe Jingqi qualified for the 100m women’s final at the World u20 Championship during the opening day in Lima, Peru. She is a former pupil of the Tuks Sports School in Pretoria.
She finished third in her semi-final in a time of 11.49 seconds to qualify for the final as one of the fastest athletes outside of the automatic qualification. If she runs near her best time this season of 11.22 she will be a contender for a medal.
In the heats, Jingqi ran the 10th fastest qualifying time when she blitzed over the finish line in 11.61 seconds. Randburg’s Kaili Botje (11.92) just missed out on a place in the next round of this event.
The South African 4x400m relay team didn’t make the final but produced a season-best performance when they finished in three minutes and 27.86 seconds. The quartet consisted of Kryn Romlin, Colene Scheepers (Menlopark), Sihle Mahlangu (Potchefstroom Gimnasium) and Naledi Makgatha (Vorentoe).
Carise van Rooyen (Voortrekker, Bethlehem) secured a spot in the next round of the women’s 800m in a time of two minutes and 7.51 seconds. Another South African Izandri Jacobs (Montana, 2:12.15) just missed out.
Affies’ Timeke Coetzee (5.49m) just missed out on a place in the long jump final for women. Alicia Khunou of Menlopark also did well with a 45.68m attempt in the qualifying round for women’s discus. She however also missed out on a spot in the final round.
Sydney Rothman (Paarl Girls’ High) participated in the pole vault and sailed over the bar at 3.60m with her best attempt.
