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 clocked 11.65sec with Giovanett and Akinyami finishing in 11.79sec and 11.90sec respectively. South […]
Semenya and Mokoena win in Finland
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.
Van Deventer misses Olympic qualifier
Tuesday, 12 June 2012 – Juan van Deventer missed the Olympic qualifying A-Standard in the men’s 1500m by 2/100th at the Josef Odlozil Memorial in Prague, Czech Republic last night. Van Deventer needed 3:35.50 or faster in order to reach his first qualifying mark, but finished third in 3:35.52, his best time this season.
Full Athletics South Africa Board
Elections were held on Saturday, 9 June at the Garden Court OR Tambo where the following people were elected to the Athletics South Africa board:
World lead for Viljoen in New York
Monday, 11 June 2012 – Sunette Viljoen proved that she is coming into form at the right time of the season as she won the women’s javelin competition at the 6th IAAF Samsung Diamond League in New York on Saturday 9 June. Viljoen’s 5th round throw of 69.35m broke her own SA, Africa and Commonwealth […]
Evans re-elected president
Saturday, 9 June 2012 – James Evans was re-elected as President of Athletics South Africa at the quadrennial elections held at the Garden Court OR Tambo with Hendrick Ramaala winning the race for the Vice President.
Personal best for De Swardt in Rhede
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.
Athletics South Africa Elections nearby
Athletics South Africa will be holding their quadrennial elections on Saturday, 9 June at the Garden Court OR Tambo, where various positions will be voted for, including that of President and Vice President.
Conrad runs another PB in Montreuil-sous-Bois
The 26 year-old Nolene Conrad reached the goal she set for herself ahead of the race, when she ran a sub 16 minute race in the women’s 5000m at the Meeting Premium de la Ville de Montreuil in France last night.
Cronje chasing second A-qualifier
6 June – South African 1500m Champion, Johan Cronje, could join the list of South African track and field athletes that have already qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games, when he competes in his speciality event at the Meeting de Nantes in France on 6 June.