He did it again! On Sunday, 11 May, the Olympic superstar and proud North-West University (NWU) Eagle Bradley Nkoana was part of the South African 4x100 m relay team that won gold at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China.

Nkoana, Akani Simbine, Bayanda Walaza and Sinesipho Dambile beat their opponents from the US, Canada and Japan to achieve a season's best time of 37.61 seconds.

Nkoana, who studies Sports Science at the NWU, together with Simbine and Walaza, is no stranger to the relay podium, having also bagged silver in the 4x100 m finals at the 2024 Olympic Games in France.

Splendid, just splendid.

Also on Sunday 27 April, NWU staff member Elroy Gelant shattered the South African marathon record at the Hamburg Marathon, showing that father time has no hold on him. Gelant crossed the finish line in 2:05:36. In doing so, he beat Gert Thys’ 26-ear-old South African record by 57 seconds.

Considering Gelant’s late switch to competitive marathon running, this is a remarkable achievement.

His marathon times continue to improve, so the best may still be to come for this veteran runner.