South Africa’s middle-distance star 23-year-old Prudence Sekgodiso has won her first world indoor women’s 800m title at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing, China.
The race took place on Sunday, (23 March 2025).
Prudence timed her race to perfection and powered to a world-leading 1:58.40 in the women’s 800m ahead of Ethiopian Nigist Getachew at 1:59.63 and Portuguese Patricia Silva at 1:59.80.
Her star is on the rise.
Prudence was the gold medalist in the 800m at the 2019 African U18 Championships.
She is also a five-time South African Athletics Championships winner in the 1 500m and 800m.
