Zak is a 24 year old South African rising star who made his Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

In this episode we gain insight into the lives of professional athletes and an understanding of the different mental and physical demands of sprinting vs long distance running.

As a young talent, Zak has faced his fair share of challenges including the covid 19 pandemic and making a name for himself in a country where the road to success for our athletes is a rocky one, to say the least.