Ranti Dikgale

Ranti Dikgale
Dikgale (in green) at the 2019 World Championships
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (1987-07-12) 12 July 1987
Phalaborwa, South Africa[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
400 metres
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  South Africa
African Games
Silver medal – second place2019 Rabat4 × 400 m

Ranti Dikgale (born 12 July 1987) is a South African athlete.[2] He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3] In 2019, he won the silver medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.[4]

In July 2026, Dikgale was issued with a three-year ban backdated to May 2026 by the South African Institute for Drug Free Sport for an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for exogenous testosterone.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ranti Dikgale". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ranti Dikgale". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Athletics: Men's 4 x 400m Relay Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Lambley, Garrin (8 July 2026). "Latest rugby doping case puts South Africa back in unwanted spotlight". The South African.
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