Zakithi Nene

Zakithi Nene (born 2 April 1998) is a South African sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.

Career
He won the South African 400m national title in 2021 and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics through his world ranking. He competed in the 400 metres where he ran a time of 45.74 seconds.

He ran as part of the South African 4x400m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. He finished third in the 400 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on 2 June 2024.

In June 2024, he was selected for the South African team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Personal life
He studied economics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in his native South Africa.