Bradley Nkoana and Akani Simbine © Gallo Images
South Africa has failed to qualify for the final of the men’s 4X100m relay, after taking part in a rerun on Sunday morning at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
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Running alone, in the same lane 6, with the same athletes comprised in the Saturday heat and in the same order of line-up, the quartet of Shaun Maswanganyi, Sinesipho Dambile, Bradley Nkoana and Akani Simbine went on to clock 38.64 in their time trial, missing it by 0.30 and did not qualify for the final that will be held in the afternoon.
The successfull appeal for reinstatement followed an accidental collision between…
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Despair
A South African, an Australian and an Englishman are all having a drink
The Englishman and South African both drink from Pint Glasses, the Australian from a bottle.
The South African, upon draining his glass, drops in back down on the bar, pulls out a pistol, and shoots the glass.
\”In South Africa, there is so much sand that I never drink from the same glass twice!\”
The Australian, having drained his bottle, sets it down upon the bar and, upon seizing the South African\’s pistol, shoots his bottle.
\”In Australia, there is so much booze that I never drink from the same brand twice!\”
The Englishman, likewise having drained his glass, sets his glass upon the table, seizes the pistol the pistol from the Australian, and shoots the South African and the Australian, quite dead.
\”In England, there are so many of you bastards that I never drink with the same two twice!\”
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