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South Africa’s fastest man over 100 metres on having to get his head around a re-scheduled Olympics, how he sometimes forgets to eat, finding time with girlfriend Jo Prins, running against drug-tainted Justin Gatlin, his love for PlayStation, and what an Olympic medal in Tokyo next year would mean to him.

5 Nov 2020 English South Africa Sports

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