# Athletics: South Africa secured a bronze medal in the men’s 4×400-metres relay on the final day of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Botswana took gold, becoming the first African winners of the event. Team SA of Lythe Pillay, Udeme Okon, Wayde van Niekerk and Zakithi Nene finished behind the USA. Meanwhile, the USA’s Melissa Jefferson-Wooden became only the second female sprinter after Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to complete the sprint treble. She won the 100 and 200-metres, and she was part of the victorious women’s 4×100-metres team.
Athletics: Team SA wins bronze in the men’s 4x400m relay in Tokyo