4 May 2012 – Wenda Theron dipped under the Olympic Qualifying A-standard time (55.50sec) in the women’s 400m hurdles after edging closer to the time in her last few races. She won her heat in 55.37sec on the first day of the SA Open Championships at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria.
Youth Team to Zimbabwe
April 26, 2012 Leave a Comment
25 April – A youth team of 48 athletes, one of the biggest teams to date, has been announced by Athletics South Africa to represent South Africa at the CAA Southern Region Youth Championships in Zimbabwe.
Team for IAAF World Race Walking Cup
April 24, 2012 Leave a Comment
Six athletes have been selected to represent South Africa at the World Race Walking Cup in Saransk, Russia from 12-13 May in the 20km and the 50km race walk. Both these events are Olympic events and any athlete reaching the Qualifying standard once will qualify for the Olympic Games.
Palframan solidifies place
March 31, 2012 Leave a Comment
Justine Palframan solidified her position on the team to the World Junior Championships in Barcelona in June when she dominated the Junior women’s 400m final in Germiston at the Yellow Pages SA Youth, Junior and Schools Championships. Palframan crossed the line in 53.51sec, well inside the required 53.67sec. In the process she won the 400m […]
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)
Africa descends on Cape Town
March 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
For the second time in two years, Africa’s elite will descend onto Cape Town for the running of the 2nd CAA African Cross Country Championships. On 18 March, 2012 some 173 athletes from 19 countries will be racing around the 2km loop at Keurboom Park for the title of African Cross Country Champion.
SA Cross Country Trials in Potch
February 8, 2012 Leave a Comment
11 February 2012 marks the second edition of the SA Cross Country Trials at the North West University Sport Grounds in Potchefstroom. These trials serve as an important event to test the fitness levels of athletes and to assist with team selection for the upcoming international championships.
ASA makes history
February 7, 2012 1 Comment
For the first time in the history of South African athletics two major national championships have been combined to form one big event under the Athletics South Africa umbrella. Athletics SA and South African Schools Athletics (SASA) have brokered a deal to combine the Yellow Pages South African Youth, Junior and u/23 Championships and the […]
2012 Marathon Preview
February 2, 2012 Leave a Comment
Men’s title up for grabs at SA Marathon Championships Defending champion Lusapho April will not be competing at the SA Marathon Championships on 5 February leaving the road open for anybody to claim the title. Instead, he will not run a marathon before the prestigious Olympic Games taking place in August this year.
Summer Series, the heat is on
November 28, 2011 1 Comment
South Africa’s track and field athletes from over the country heading for the coast will be looking to turn up the heat in their quest for quality times, distances and throws, when the second edition of the Yellow Pages Summer Series take place in the Eastern and Western Cape.
