Commonwealth Games champion Sinesipho Dambile took silver in the men's 200m final at the Lausanne Diamond League meeting.
South Africa’s sprinters enjoyed a productive weekend on the Diamond League circuit, with Sinesipho Dambile, Gift Leotlela, Akani Simbine and Zakithi Nene all making their mark across meetings in Lausanne and Silesia.
Dambile set the tone in Lausanne on Friday, claiming silver in the men’s 200m in 19.98 seconds as Botswana’s Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo won in 19.87.
The Commonwealth Games champion dipped under 20 seconds for the fourth time this season and secured his fifth Diamond League podium of the campaign, strengthening his position at the top of the 200m standings ahead of next month’s series final in Brussels.
“It’s my first time here in Lausanne and I really can’t complain,” Dambile said. “I had a lot of fun, especially considering I haven’t trained a lot since the Commonwealth Games, so I’m very happy to see myself progressing like this.”
