Prudence Sekgodiso Is Only Athlete to Finish Meeting Stanislas Nancy 800m Race in Under 2 Mins

Prudence Sekgodiso Is Only Athlete to Finish Meeting Stanislas Nancy 800m Race in Under 2 Mins

  • Prudence Sekgodiso gave South Africa a reason to celebrate once more as she nailed her latest international race
  • Athlete Prudence Sekgodiso took part in the Meeting Stanislas Nnacy 2024 which took place in France, and she came out on top
  • Many people were blown away by Prudence Sekgodiso who has been on a winning streak since her Diamond League race

Prudence Sekgodiso made the fastest time at the Diamond League in Marrakech. Although she had the World Lead after her race it was overtaken by two runners on 26 May 2024.

Prudence Sekgodiso wins race in France
Prudence Sekgodiso took party in the Meeting Stanislas Nancy 2024, a race in France, and she came out on top. Image: @prudence800m
Source: Instagram

Most recently, Prudence Sekgodiso dominated her latest race at the Meeting Stanislas Nancy, which took place in north-eastern France. Many South Africans were proud of how well she performed at the latest race.

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Prudence Sekgodiso slays France race

According to Sowetan Live, Prudence did her best and bagged yet another international victory at the Stanislas meeting. She ran 800 m in 1 minute 59.63 seconds and was the only one who finished the race in less than 2 minutes. Italy's Eloisa Coiro finished in second place with 2 minutes 18 seconds.

Diamond League record by Prudence Sekgodiso defeated

Prudence was dubbed the fastest woman after running the Diamond League 800m in 1 minute 57.26 seconds, but she was dethroned. Sowetan Live reported that two women beat her time at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon. Prudence's personal best currently ranks her third among athletes on the 2024 world list.

SA applauds Prudence Sekgodiso

Many people were gushed over how proud they were of Prudence. Netizens praised the amazing athlete for the prowess that Prudence has displayed since winning the Diamond league.

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Sefele Kwame Maseko said:

"Our hopes in Paris, for a podium finish is guaranteed."

Technologist Mabani added:

"Congratulations."

Nota Baloyi makes salty comments about Caster Semenya

Briefly News previously reported that Nhamulo 'Nota' Baloyi once again sparks controversy with his startling utterances directed at athlete Caster Semenya.

Reacting to rising star athlete Prudence Sekgodiso's record-breaking performance in the Diamond League 800m women's track race at the MarrakechDL, Nota aimed at Caster Semenya.

Commenting on the video posted by @SuperSportTV, Nota applauded Prudence, a two-time Olympic champion and three-time world champion in the over 800m division.

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Rutendo Masasi (Human-Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 2 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za