Caster Semenya will run her first 800m race of the season at the second leg of the Yellow Pages series in Potchefstroom on Saturday 24 March. The 800m World Championships silver medallist changed coaches in 2011 and feels that has made a positive change in her athletics already. Speaking after her victory in the 400m […]
Bronze medal for Van Zyl
September 2, 2011 1 Comment
LJ van Zyl took the bronze medal in the final of the men’s 400m hurdles, finishing in 48.80sec, whilst running blind in lane 8. David Greene (GBR) claimed the title in 48.26sec whilst pre race favourite, Javier Culson (48.44sec) grabbed silver. 21 year-old Cornel Fredericks came 5th, his time 49.12sec, after Felix Sanchez (DOM) finished […]
Team South Africa for Daegu
August 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
Athletics SA announce final team to World Championships Athletics South Africa announced the final team today who would represent the country at the World Championships in Deagu, Korea from 27 August to 4 September. While the team consists of some of the established names such as Khotso Mokoena, LJ Van Zyl, Caster Semenya and Mbualeni […]
van Zyl shines in Ostrava
June 1, 2011 1 Comment
LJ Van Zyls’ incredible 2011 continued in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Tuesday 31 May; when the 25-year old decimated another classy field, equaled his PB and National Record (47.66sec) and ran his 4th time this season under 48sec.
Van Zyl sub 48 again in Rome victory
May 27, 2011 1 Comment
LJ Van Zyl is the talk of the town. At the third Samsung Diamond League in Rome on Thursday 26 May, the in-form Van Zyl swept aside a quality field, including two-time Olympic Champion Angelo Taylor. Running in lane 5, Van Zyl’s new race strategy of attacking from the gun seems to be paying off […]
Mulaudzi, Van Zyl in Rome
May 25, 2011 1 Comment
The 12-legged Samsung Diamond League hits round number three on Thursday 26 May in Rome and South Africa’s Mbualeni Mulaudzi and LJ Van Zyl will be up against quality fields.
New SA Hurdles Record for LJ van Zyl
February 28, 2011 1 Comment
Tshwane, South Africa – African champion Louis Jacobus (LJ) van Zyl broke new ground when he set a South Africa national 400m Hurdles record at the Yellow Pages Series meet in Tshwane, near Pretoria, on Friday (25). The heavy downpour and subsequent wet surface conditions an hour into the day’s programme did not deter Van […]
