Simon Petrus Magakwe (25 May 1986 in Itsoseng) is a sprinter from

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. In 2010 he competed at the 2010 African Championships in

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and won the bronze medal in both the 100 metres and the 200 metres. He was the first South African to run under 10 second, with a personal best of 9.98 seconds.

Doping rule violation

On 22 December 2014 Magakwe refused to submit to out-of-competition testing. He was subsequently handed a two-year ban from sport for the anti-doping rule violation.Record-breaking SA sprinter Simon Magakwe banned for 2 years
, citypress.co.za, 15 April 2015

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