{"id":128,"date":"2025-06-20T18:38:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/?p=128"},"modified":"2025-06-20T18:38:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:38:25","slug":"sepeng-training-project-athletes-impress-in-stockholm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/2025\/06\/20\/sepeng-training-project-athletes-impress-in-stockholm\/","title":{"rendered":"Sepeng Training Project Athletes Impress in Stockholm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Stockholm, Sweden<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Sepeng Training Project continued its rise on the global athletics stage as three of its standout athletes delivered strong performances at the Stockholm leg of the Wanda Diamond League.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Leading the charge was Prudence Sekgodiso, who stormed to a third-place finish in the women\u2019s 800m, clocking a 1:58.00. The 23-year-old South African, already qualified for the Tokyo World Athletics Championships, showcased her trademark strength and tactical poise in a stacked field.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Oratilwe Nowe, representing Botswana, also impressed in the women\u2019s 800m. The national record holder held her own against world-class competition, continuing his consistent form this season with another sub 1:59.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Rounding out the trio, Keitlhobogile Haingura gained valuable experience in his Diamond League debut.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">While he didn\u2019t reach the podium, his participation marked a significant milestone in his development under coach Samuel Sepeng, who has guided multiple athletes to World Athletics Champs qualification.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">With Tokyo 2025 on the horizon, the Sepeng Training Project\u2019s presence in elite international meets signals a new era for Southern African middle-distance running<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stockholm, Sweden The Sepeng Training Project continued its rise on the global athletics stage as<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":130,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128\/revisions\/130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}