Wayde van Niekerk, the darling of South African athletics, needs to watch out.

On Friday night, day two of the ASA Senior Championships at Tuks in Pretoria, Clarence Munyai took 0,15 seconds off the 200 metre sprint SA record set by van Niekerk in Kingston, Jamaica in June last year, reports eNCA.

Although he narrowly missed the African record of 19,68 held by Frankie Fredericks of Namibia, Munyai hailed his 19,69 record as a “massive achievement” – and so he should:

“I never thought I would run that quick at the age of 20, so I’m really happy.”

Watch the moment below – Munyai is in the middle lane:

Here is @clarence_munyai's big new NR of 19.69 (-0.5) in the semifinals of the men's 200m at the South African Championships in Pretoria (A) pic.twitter.com/vgU9RvrBOp

— Costas Goulas (@lsabre_Avenger) March 16, 2018

And an exhausted Munyai below:

.@clarence_munyai after setting a new SA 200m record of 19.69 seconds, climbing to 10th place on the world all-time list. #TopUpTuks pic.twitter.com/srW0Ggh7yB

— The Games (@thegamessport) March 16, 2018

What a champ, and what a great moment for the future of South African athletics.

He just needs a little banter with Usain Bolt to up his public profile.

[source:enca]