Thandazani Ndhlovu
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| Born | 23 November 2004 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 200m: 21.18 (2026) 400m: 44.71 (2026) | ||||||||||||||
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Thandazani Ndhlovu (born 23 November 2004) is a Zimbabwean sprinter.[1]
Biography
From Bulawayo, Ndhlovu moved his training base to Harare in 2026.[2] In March 2026, he was part of the Zimbabwe men's 4 x 400 metres relay team alongside Leeford Zuze, Dennis Hove and Gerren Muwishi which set a new national record of clock 3:00.69 at the Lefika International Relays held at the Gaborone National Stadium breaking the long-standing previous national record which had stood for 29 years since 1997.[3]
In April 2026, Ndhlovu set a new Zimbabwe national best for the 300 metres with a time of 32.06 seconds in Pretoria, South Africa moved to second on the 400 metres on the Zimbabwe all-time list with a time of 44.71 seconds at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix.[4][5]
Ndhlovu represented Zimbabwe at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana. Competing in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay, anchoring the team of Ndhlovu, Dennis Hove, Leeford Zuze and Gerren Muwishi to a 2:59.01 national record on 2 May 2026, to finish third in their heat and qualify the team for the final with the sixth fastest overall, and also qualify for the 2027 World Championships.[6] In the final, the quartet placed fifth overall with a time of 2:59.79.[7][8] Later that month, he ran at the 2026 African Championships in Athletics in Accra, Ghana, and won the gold medal on the final day of the championships in the men’s 4 x 400 metres relay.[9]
References
- ↑ "Thandazani Ndhlovu". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Tumba positive ahead of World Relays". Heraldonline. 20 April 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe Relays Surge Toward World Athletics Standards, Smash 29-Year National Record". Heraldonline. March 29, 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Thandazani Ndlovu In Another Track Feat". Heraldonline.co.zw. 28 April 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Defining moment for Zim relay team". Herald Online. May 2, 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe 4x400m team smashes record, qualifies for Worlds". Bulawayo24.com. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Zimbabwe finish 5th in World Athletic Relay final on way to World Athletics Championships". 3-mob.com. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "African Athletics Championships 2026: Julius Yego wins historic sixth javelin gold, Zimbabwe stuns favourites to win 4x400m title". Olympics.com. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.