by zaadmin | Aug 5, 2013 | Europe, Featured, Marathon, News, Pre-event, Track, World Champs
Athletics South Africa (ASA) will be sending a team of 27 athletes to compete at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow (10-18 August). A look at the statistics shows that it is probably one of the most experienced SA teams ever. No less than eight athletes are...
by zaadmin | Jul 11, 2012 | Europe, Featured, Juniors, News, Track
Tuesday, 11 July 2012 – Lezaan Jordaan, still a youth athlete, finished ninth overall and produced yet another personal best in the women’s shot put final on the first day of the World Junior Championships in Barcelona. She set a new personal best in the...
by zaadmin | Jun 18, 2012 | Europe, News, Track
Lehann Fourie beat all the athletes in the field when he won the men’s 110m hurdles at the Rieder Leichtathletiknacht in Austria on 17 June. The 25 year-old won the race in 13.59sec, equalling his best performance of the season on 11 June in the Czech Republic. Matt...
by zaadmin | Jun 15, 2012 | Africa, Europe, Featured, News, Track
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...
by zaadmin | Jun 14, 2012 | 800m, Europe, Featured, News
Thursday, 14 June 2012 – Caster Semenya and Khotso Mokoena competed at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland on 13 June and comfortably won in their respective events. Semenya beat the field in the women’s 600m to win the race in a very fast time. The World...
by zaadmin | Jun 8, 2012 | Africa, Europe, Featured, News, Track
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. The 19 year-old Tukkie finished the race...