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ISIBABULI somgijimi esidlondlobalalayo, uBayanda Walaza, siphinde senza ezibukwayo siqopha irekhodi likazwelonke laseNingizimu Afrika lokuba ngumgijimi ongaphansi kweminyaka engu-20 oshaye isikhathi esingaphansi kwemizuzwana eyishumi sidla umhlanganiso kwiGauteng North Championships, ePilditch Stadium, ePitoli ngoMgqibelo.
UWalaza (19) ushaye isikhathi esingu-9.99 sec enqoba isicoco seGauteng North Championships. UGift Leotlela ulale isibili ngo-10.17 sec, kwalandela u-Emile Erasmus olale isithathu ngo-10.26 sec.
Lokhu kumenze waba ngumgijimi wokuqala waseNingizimu Afrika ongaphansi kweminyaka engu-20 ubudala ukwenza lesi sikhathi. Ungowesikhombisa emhlabeni jikelele owenze leli rekhodi.
UWalaza odabuka eSobokeng, eGoli, usevele uzibekisele indawo kwi-World Athletics Championships ezoba seJapan, ngoSepthemba. Uzogijima kowamanqamu e-Athletics South Africa (ASA) Grand Prix ngoLwesithathu, e-University of Johannesburg kulo ibanga lika-100m.
Kubhekwe ngabomvu ukuthi iyozala nkomoni phakathi kwakhe noKarabo Letebele okunguyena odle umhlanganiso ku-100m ngeledlule kowomlenze wokuqala weGrand Prix, ePitoli.
Lo mgijimi ongaphansi kwe-Athletics Gauteng North, uqale ukubonakala ngo-2023 edla umhlanganiso kwi-SA U-18 200m, waphinde waphuma endaweni yesithathu kwi-Athletics South Africa U-18 eMgungundlovu ngoJanuwari ka-2023.
Lokhu kulandelwe wukudla umhlanganiso kwi-SA U-20 Championships kulo ibanga lika-100m ngoMashi nyakenye.
Kanti kukuma-Olympic Games abebanjelwe eParis, eFrance, lapho khona leli bhungu lizakhele igama emhlabeni likhombisa libuya nendodo yesiliva ligijima eqenjini lakuleli le-relay ebangeni lika-4x100m. Nalapho uWalaza uqophe umlando wokuba ngumgijimi wokuqala wakuleli oneminyaka engu-18 obuye nendondo kuma-Olympic.
Kungakapholi maseko ebuye kuma-Olympic, uWalaza uphinde wenza ezibukwayo ebuya namagolide ku-100m naku-200m kwi-World Athletics U-20 Championships, eLima, ePeru, ngawo u-Agasti.