South Africa finish last in men’s 4x400m heats after Antonie Nortje takes a tumble

South Africa’s men’s 4x400m relay team finished last in their heat on Friday morning after Antonie Nortje was tripped up in the third leg at the Paris Olympics.

Team SA entered the relay with a strong line-up featuring Gardeo Isaacs, Zakithi Nene, Nortje, and Lythe Pillay, and would have been confident of advancing to the final.

However, after the change over in the third leg, Nortje made contact with one of the runners and was not able to recover.

When Pillay got the baton in the last leg...