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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | South African |
| Born | (1996-08-01) 1 August 1996 (age 28) Burgersdorp, South Africa |
| Sport | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
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| Personal bests |
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Luxolo Adams (born 1 August 1996) is a South African sprinter. He won a silver medal in Men's 200 m at the inaugural Athletics World Cup in 2018. In 2018 he competed at the African Championships in Asaba and won the bronze medal in the 200 metres.
In June 2022, he ran a personal best of 19.82 seconds for the 200 m to win the Paris Diamond League, defeating reigning Olympic champion Andre de Grasse in the race while recording the second-best mark in South African history.
In 2024, Luxolo Adams experienced a notable setback when he was left out of the South African team for the Paris Olympics. Although he qualified the previous year with a time of 20.15, he struggled with injuries for the majority of 2024, only achieving a season's best of 21.31 in July. Athletics South Africa stated that his exclusion was due to his lack of fitness and failure to recover from injuries in time. At the time, he was ranked 71st in South Africa and 1355th in the world for the 200 meters.
References
- Luxolo Adams at World Athletics
- Ramsak, Bob (5 August 2018). "Kenya takes six more titles as African Championships conclude in Asaba". IAAF. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- Mjikeliso, Sibusiso (20 June 2022). "Sprinter Luxolo Adams sets second-fastest ever 200m SA time in blitz to Paris title". Sport24. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- "Why ASA removed Luxolo Adams from its Olympic squad". SABC. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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