World U20 Championship: When Walaza, Nkoana Will Compete in Men’s 100m Final

• Two South African athletes are currently making the nation proud with their performance so far at the World Athletics U20 Championship in Lima
• The most anticipated finals will be the men's 100m race with Mzansi sprinters Bradley Nkoana and Bayanda Walaza being involved
• Briefly News has highlited all you need to know about the finals and the time the two youngsters are scheduled to compete

South African athletes Bradley Nkoana and Bayanda Walaza booked a place in the men's 100m race finals at the World Athletics U20 Championship in Lima, Peru.

Nkoana was the first to compete in the semi-final, finishing second behind Thailand's Puripol Boonson. His second place was enough to qualify him for the final.

Walaza started poorly in his semi-final round but recovered well to win the race and join Nkoana in the final.

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Men's 100m final schedule at World Athletics U20 Championship

The two Mzansi young sprinters will be in action in the early hours of Thursday morning, competing to be the World champions in the under-20 category.

The South African duo was part of the team that won a silver medal in the 4X100 m relay race at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Nkoana and Walaza will compete in the finals against Jinxian He, Naoki Nishioka, Deandre Daley, Puripol Boonson, Teddy Wilson, and Gary Card.

The final is scheduled for 01:47 am (SA time) on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

Another South African youngster will also be in action, but it will be in the Women's 100m finals.

After making it through as one of the best timers in the semi-finals, Viwe Jingqi will represent Mzansi in the Women's 100m final.

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Jinqi will be in action before Nkoana and Walaza, as the Women's final is scheduled for 01:30 am (SA time).

Prize money each member of Team SA’s 4x100m relay got

Briefly News earlier reported that all men's 4x100m relay race members will be ably rewarded for their effort in winning the silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) confirmed its financial incentives for athletes before the Olympic Games began.

Source: Briefly News