South Africa: Slow-Starting Steenkamp Slices Through 13Sec Barrier in Europe

While Wayde van Niekerk and Clarence Munyai were rocking the world with senior and junior marks respectively, Rikenette Steenkamp was making sure South Africa’s women also made their mark at the Golden Spike meeting on Wednesday.

Steenkamp is a prodigious hurdling talent, with national 100m hurdles titles across all age groups, and on Wednesday night she broke new ground with her first sub-13-sec time.

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