by zaadmin | May 5, 2012 | Featured, News, Track
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...
by zaadmin | May 2, 2012 | Featured, News, Track
The Central North West athlete Simon Magakwe, is getting closer to breaking the SA 100m record after equalling Johan Rossouw’s 24-year-old record at the SA Student Championships in Johannesburg on Friday 27 April, clocking 10.06sec in the semi-final. “If the weather...
by zaadmin | Apr 26, 2012 | Featured, News, Track, Youth
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. These athletes have all been selected according to their...
by zaadmin | Apr 24, 2012 | Featured, News, Pre-event, Walking
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...
by zaadmin | Apr 23, 2012 | Featured, Marathon, News
When Irvette van Blerk crossed the line in 2:33.41 at the London Marathon on Sunday 22 April, 2012, she not only qualified for the Olympic Games, but also ensured that South Africa will be sending a three strong team in both the men’s and women’s races. This will be...