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born 2002 South Africa
Prudence Tebogo Sekgodiso OLY (born 5 January 2002), also spelled Prudence Sekgodisa, is a South African middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. She was the gold medalist in the 800 m at the 2019 African U18 Championships.
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I did dream of this, I’ve been working so hard for this. We have a long season ahead and I believe there’s still more to come.
But I believed that I could make it, and to make it and grab that gold medal, I’m proud.
I have not had the opportunity to talk to her and I would grab the opportunity if it came. I want to run my own races and focus on what my coach tells me to do on the track.
The world hasn't really recognised me. The world doesn't really know me that well because I haven't run that sub-1:58 but I know I'm going to do it.
I am Prudence, and I am eager to write my own history and not be compared to a legend. Caster is big and I do not want to be compared to her.
We are training and working on our weakness with the coach in Pretoria as we build up to 2023. Some of the races, were good and some were bad, and so we move on.
For me, it was a good year. Running for sub-two minutes opened doors for me to go to the Diamond League in Rabat, competing with the biggest names in the world.
I am from this village called Medingen. It's a dusty place, to be honest. There's no track. There's no grass. There's nothing, there is just dust everywhere.
I feel like right now I have that experience whereby I know in the heat they take the top three. And in the semis that's where you have to push yourself. That's your final, actually.
The goal for this year is to run 1:56. I didn’t tell the coach yet. But that's my goal and I know I'm going to do it. I wrote it in my diary. I just have to keep consistent in my training.
I'll be all over social media and that is what I want. I haven't been there, according to me. I don't have that exposure. In Morocco, I will make some miracles happen. I'm ready.
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