Mere days after breaking his own South African record, Akani Simbine, will be in action this evening, and he will face Trayvon Bromell of the USA, who is the fastest man in the world this year.

Simbine's fastest time is the 9.84 seconds he set on Tuesday, while Bromell has clocked a blistering 9.77 seconds. The American duo of Ronnie Baker and Fred Kerley, as well as the Frenchman, Jimmy Vicaut, have all clocked sub-10 second times this year.

Friday evening's race will take place at 21:28.

@MorganPiek OFM Sport