South African sprinter Akani Simbine finished second in the men's 100m at the World Athletics Diamond League meeting in Monaco on Friday. It star-studded line-up with six of the eight men in the 100m start list running under 10 seconds this season. At Stade Louis II, the men's 100m got off to a shaky start with France's Jimmy Vicaut disqualified for a false start. Simbine, who clocked 9.84 seconds in Hungary on Tuesday, came second in 9.98 seconds behind American Ronnie Baker (9.91). READ | SA sprint sensation Akani Simbine on track for Tokyo podium: 'No one has the upper hand'Meanwhile, Ruswahl Samaai failed to make the men's long jump podium in a highly competitive event.

Source: News 24 July 09, 2021 20:15 UTC