Team South Africa continued to make encouraging strides at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Oregon, producing a national record, securing several qualifications and gaining valuable experience against the world’s best young athletes. Team South Africa © Sepeng Hezekiel The standout performance came from the mixed 4x400m relay team of Isabella Gunter, Zante van de Merwe, Abelines Schoeman and Ryno Riekert. The quartet first booked their place in the final by clocking a South African U20 record of 3:22.12 in the heats. They returned for the final with another determined performance, improving the national record to 3:21.48 to finish sixth in the world—a remarkable achievement that underlines the depth of South Africa’s rising athletics talent. In the women’s 100m, Rume Burger safely advanced through the heats after running 11.56 seconds. She narrowly missed out on a place in the final after finishing fourth in her semi-final in 11.53, ending a promising campaign against a hi...