Prudence Sekgodiso podiums at the Diamond League and Walaza makes debut

JOHANNESBURG – Prudence Sekgodiso snatched a silver medal in the women's 800m race in Eugene on Saturday night.

The World indoor champion took her 3rd podium finish in the 2025 Diamond League series, having taken second place in Rabat and third in Stockholm.

Sekgodiso pushed eventual winner Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia all the way to the line, equalling her personal best of 1:57.16 to take the runner-up spot.

Uganda’s Halimah Nakaayi held on to finish third in 1:57.89.

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Bayanda Walaza, the only other SA athlete competing in Eugene, took sixth position in the men’s 100m race on his Diamond League debut.

The 19-year-old sprinter clocked 10.04 sec in a fast race that saw four men dipping under 10 sec.