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.
Mogawane, Dreyer and Makhanya in Rehlingen
29 May – Ofentse Mogawane, Hannes Dreyer and Mapaseka Makhanya dominated their respective races in perfect weather conditions at the Pfingstsportfest in Rehlingen, Germany yesterday.
Conrad sets PB in Koblenz
Nolene Conrad shaved over 30 seconds off her 5000m best at the Koblenz Mini-Internationales meeting in Germany on 23 May, finishing fifth in the process.
Heidler for Germiston
Former World Champion and current World Hammer Throw Record holder, Germany’s Betty Heidler will be lining up at the Yellow Pages Interprovincial meeting in Germiston on Saturday 25 February.
South Africans competing abroad
With 14 South African athletes participating in 4 different competitions abroad on June 25, it turned out to become a great sporting weekend. Not only did the 57th Janusz Kusocinski Memorial happen in Poland, but also the Lausitz Meeting in Germany, the Kuortane Games in Finland and the Meeting International Nivelles in Belgium.