Friday, 15 June 2012 – Tsholofelo Thipe comfortably won the women’s 100m in very cold conditions at the Swedish Grand Prix in Goteborg on Thursday, 14 June. The SA 100m champion beat Italian athlete Martina Giovanett and Folake Akinyemi from Sweden. Thipe clocked 11.65sec with Giovanett and Akinyami finishing in 11.79sec and 11.90sec respectively. South […]
Van Deventer misses Olympic qualifier
June 12, 2012 Leave a Comment
Tuesday, 12 June 2012 – Juan van Deventer missed the Olympic qualifying A-Standard in the men’s 1500m by 2/100th at the Josef Odlozil Memorial in Prague, Czech Republic last night. Van Deventer needed 3:35.50 or faster in order to reach his first qualifying mark, but finished third in 3:35.52, his best time this season.
Full Athletics South Africa Board
June 12, 2012 Leave a Comment
Elections were held on Saturday, 9 June at the Garden Court OR Tambo where the following people were elected to the Athletics South Africa board:
Personal best for De Swardt in Rhede
June 8, 2012 Leave a Comment
Friday, 8 June 2012 – Jacques de Swardt clocked a new personal best of 46.06sec in the men’s 400m in Rhede, Germany on 7 June, finishing second. His previous best (46.08sec) was set up in Germiston on 10 April 2010.
Athletics South Africa Elections nearby
June 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
Athletics South Africa will be holding their quadrennial elections on Saturday, 9 June at the Garden Court OR Tambo, where various positions will be voted for, including that of President and Vice President.
Semenya selected for Benin
May 30, 2012 1 Comment
30 May – Caster Semenya, along with 75 other athletes, has been selected to represent South Africa at the CAA Africa Senior Championships in Porto Novo, Benin from 27 June – 1 July 2012. Semenya, the 2011 World Championships 800m silver medallist, has already qualified for the Olympic Games and needs to compete at the […]
Ayeko leads Ugandan Team
March 15, 2012 Leave a Comment
Uganda National Cross Country Champion, Thomas Ayeko will lead the 24 strong Uganda Team to the 2012 Africa Cross Country Championships in Cape Town on Sunday 18 March. Uganda will field a full complement of athletes (6 in each category)
Kenyans back to defend Africa Cross Title
March 14, 2012 1 Comment
The Kenyan team will be one of 5 of the strongest countries in the world to compete at the CAA Africa Cross Country Championships on Sunday, 18 March in Cape Town when they defend their title.
Gelant spearheads SA Team
March 8, 2012 1 Comment
SA Cross Country Trials winner Elroy Gelant will spearhead the 24 member team to represent South Africa at the second CAA Africa Cross Country Championships at Keurboom Park, Cape Town on Sunday 18 March.
9 more medals at All Africa Games
September 16, 2011 Leave a Comment
South Africa got 9 more medals on day 4 and 5 of the All Africa Games in Maputo, bringing the grand total to 15 medals of which 4 are gold, 8 silver and 3 bronze. Wenda Theron qualified for the final in the women’s 400m hurdles and got a silver medal for her efforts. She […]
