Zinzi Xulu took the spotlight on Saturday, breaking her own South African record in the women's triple jump at the Athletics Gauteng North (AGN) league meeting in Tshwane. 

Xulu, a former African Championships silver medallist and three-time national champion, landed at 14.05 metres to set a new national mark in the hop, skip and jump. She won easily, with experienced compatriot Patience Ntshingila taking second place with a best leap of 12.95m.

The 27-year-old athlete added two centimetres to her SA record of 14.03m which had been set in  thw capital city in March 2020. Though she remained half-a-metre short of the Olympic qualifying standard (14.55m) for this year's Paris Games, Xulu did well to take another step forward as she continued to spearhead her specialist discipline on the domestic circuit.

"Any national record makes people sit up and notice," said James Moloi, the President of Athletics South Africa. "Well done to her and wish her all the best and she others continue the search for the elusive qualifier for Paris in the different events.

" We continue to continue to endurance the mental and+3+) physical challenges that go with the love of the events they do. Congratulations to her, coach and support staff."

* All Athletics South Africa (ASA) records are subject to standard ratification processes

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