WATCH: Clarence Munyai Runs 19.69, Smashes South African 200m Record
WATCH: Clarence Munyai Runs 19.69, Smashes South African 200m Record
20-year-old Clarence Munyai ran 19.69 in the 200m, besting Wayde Van Niekerk's South African record and becoming the 10th man to break 19.70 in the 200m.
Clarence Munyai stunned the track and field world on Friday with a 19.69 clocking in the 200m. The 20-year-old from South African entered with a personal best of 20.10. The mark lopped 0.15 seconds off Wayde Van Niekerk’s South African national record and makes Munyai just the 10th man ever to run under 19.70.
The race took place in the semifinals at the Athletics South Africa Senior Championships in Pretoria.
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