The third meeting of the already-successful Liquid Telecom Athletix Grand Prix Series takes place in Paarl on Thursday and it is set to be an intriguing evening of athletics.
Track and field fans can look forward to a 100m tussle at Dal Josaphat Stadium between Paarl local Henricho Bruintjies and recently-deposed national champion Akani Simbine; an attempt at a 34-year-old record by Caster Semenya and Capetonian Dominique Scott-Efurd; as well as another homecoming in long jump star Ruswahl Samaai and a 'comeback' of sorts for Kenyan javelin thrower Julius Yego.
WHO WILL RULE 'THE JUNGLE'
Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, Henricho Bruintjies said that competing at home will give him extra motivation "because I have family and everyone comes out to support."
That's not all that will motivate Bruintjies; he claims that racing against South Africa's leading 100m sprinter, Akani Simbine, will also drive him to perform.
"The fact that I'm competing against Akani always turns me into a different beast, especially now because we in my jungle."
The meeting has the potential to see two athletes run sub-10 second times in the same race, though Simbine attempted to downplay expectation by saying that he's not driven by the stopwatch.
"I always say that I don't chase times. I used to chase times and I struggled to get that sub-10 and now it's just about putting together a good race and putting together my phases right and making sure that every step and every motion I put into the race is perfect. I know if that comes together then I'll run a good race and the time will be there."
The 2017 national champion also joked that on Thursday he will focus on "making sure that I make it my jungle".
SAMAAI MOTIVATED TO PERFORM AT HOME
Another Paarl local, 2017's World Championship bronze medallist Ruswahl Samaai, has said the depth in South Africa's long-jumping makes it difficult to predict a winner.
"It is good. Because you don't know who might win. It's very good. You compete against the best guys in the world in your own country. You have the likes of Khotso Mokoena, Luvo Manyonga, Zarck Visser and the list goes on."
Samaai believes that strong competition brings out the best in him.
"For me it's always motivation, competing against these guys. I love competing against the best in the world because it brings out the best in me as an athlete."
SEMENYA, SCOTT-EFURD CHASE 34-YEAR-OLD RECORD
The women's 1500m race also has the potential to make history as Caster Semenya and Dominique Scott-Edurd chase Zola Budd's South African record of 4:01.81, set in Port Elizabeth in 1984.
Michael Meyer, the managing director of series organisers Stillwater Sports said that it would be a great moment if the record was to be broken.
"I was there when Zola Budd ran the South African record. I think everybody will be ecstatic to see Caster or Dom break that record tomorrow evening."
The US-based Scott-Efurd said that Semenya will be the clear favourite in the race, even if the distance is the mid-point between her favoured 3000m/5000m distance and Semenya's 800m.
"Caster obviously has a [world championship] bronze medal in the 1500m so she's definitely the clear favourite, but I'm excited to see what I can do."
Despite Semenya's favourite status, Scott-Efurd will be proud to feature in a record-breaking race.
"If I can just be in a race that breaks a South African record I would be proud of that."
The main program will start at 17:45 on Thursday evening at the Dal Josaphat Athletics Stadium in Paarl and will last until about 19:00.