5 Things You Need To Know About SA Sprinter Akani Simbine

5 Things You Need To Know About SA Sprinter Akani Simbine! The 24 year is currently the pride of the nation after his big win at the Common Wealth Games in Australia. Here are five fun facts about the star.

1. He finally beat his idol Yohan Blake at the Commonwealth Games in Australia where he walked away with a gold medal.

2. His mom Elsie helped him choose athletics over football in High School.

3. He is dating TV news anchor and host Abigail Visagie.

4. He has a pretty impressive list of celeb friends including Wayde van Niekerk, Siv Ngesi and Siya Kolisi.

5. One of his favorite artists is late American artists Notorious B.I.G.

What an incredible night! History made for South Africa and Goal achieved. ?? I am truly humbled! Thank you for all the support ?? #100mGold! We did it @KINGBRUINTJIES!! Proud of you ??????

A post shared by Akani Simbine (@akani_simbine) on Apr 10, 2018 at 5:30am PDT