The national men's 4x100m relay team producing the standout performance of the evening as the inaugural ASA Speed Series came to a close last night, Wednesday 22 March, with the fourth and final Track and Field meeting in Germiston.

With Henricho Bruintjies launching himself out the blocks, teenage prodigies Gift Leotlela and Clarence Munyai delivering smooth handovers and SA 100m record holder Akani Simbine storming down the home straight, the young quartet completed the race in 38.47.

The performance, 0.12 outside the national mark, was tied second on the all-time SA rankings in the event.
With the IAAF World Relays in Bahamas next month and the IAAF World Championships in London in August, 2017 is a big season for the nation's top sprinters, and Athletics SA has prepared relay training camps in the build-up.

Though the Speed Series campaign came to a close, the ASA Track and Field season is set to continue with the SA Junior and Youth Championships in Cape Town on April 7 and 8.

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