Akani Simbine made a statement ahead of the Rio Olympic Games, setting a new South African 100m record at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial, a Track and Field meeting in Budapest, Hungary last night, 18 July.  
Simbine won the race in 9.89, dipping on the line to beat Jamaican star Asafa Powell, who finished second in 9.92.

He bettered his own national mark of 9.96 which had been set in Pretoria four months earlier.

Simbine also won the Men's 200m race in Budapest in 20.16, bettering his previous Personal Best of 20.23, which he had set at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing last year.  He covered the half-lap distance 0.08 quicker than Isiah Young of the United States, who settled for second position.

LJ van Zyl was second in the Men's 400m Hurdles in 49.78, edging out third-placed Rasmus Magi of Estonia by 0.01, with Keisuke Nozawa of Japan securing victory in 49.26.

Watch the video:  100m Akani Simbine 9.89 beats Asafa Powell at Gyulai Istvan Memorial 2016