Bochum (Germany), July 23 -- Bayanda Walaza sprinted to the men's 100m title to give South Africa its third gold medal at the Rhine-Ruhr World University Games, while Team USA continued to dominate the swimming pool with four more golds on Tuesday night.
The Paris 2024 Olympian and world junior champion crossed the line in 10.16 seconds, edging Thailand's Puripol Boonson (10.22), the same rival he beat at last year's under-20 global competition in Peru.
Asian champion Hiroki Yanagita finished third, just 0.01 seconds behind Boonson. "I feel glorified.
I believe in winning. As soon as I was on that [start] line, I was looking at that finish line. My mind
was there. I need to cross it before everyone," said Walaza, who, at just 18, ran ...