The former St Andrews School boy became the first South African ever to win a 100m gold at a world event.

Lemao backed up his gold with a silver in the boys 200m after narrowly being edged by Retshidisitswe Mlenga.

Lemoa entered the 200m final with a hamstring niggle, but told OFM Sport that at no stage he considered withdrawing from the event.

“No, not at all. Obviously I wanted to double up with the two golds so I told myself to just push myself with the little bit of a niggle.

“Anything could have happened, so I just wanted to push myself and see how far I could go.

“I am happy with my effort because it was a personal best, but I was looking for a little bit more.

“A sub-21 would have been perfect.

“But running a PB in the final really means a lot to me, so I’m really happy with the time.

Lemoa’s personal best in the 200m now stands at 21.12.

Lemoa will be in studio on Tuesday afternoon between 16:00 and 17:00 on the Just Plain Drive – be sure not to miss it.

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