Olivier just misses second qualifier in Oordegem Andre Olivier came close to running his second Olympic A-Qualifier in the men’s 800m at the 21st Memorial Leon Buyle in Oordegem on 2 June. Olivier won the race in 1:45.96, missing the 1:45.60 by3/10th .A pacemaker had been out on for the race, but when he went […]
Mamabolo claims Comrades
June 4, 2012 Leave a Comment
After 6 years of foreign domination of the Comrades Marathon, Ludwick Mamabolo once again carried the flag for South Africa as he crossed the line in 5:31.03.
Mokoena Qualifies and Thipe misses
June 1, 2012 1 Comment
Mokoena qualifies for Olympics 1 June 2012 – Khotso Mokoena qualified for the Olympic Games after equalling the required distance of 8.20m in the final round of the men’s long jump at the third leg of the Samsung Diamond league in Rome yesterday. Mokoena achieved his first qualifier in Pretoria at Yellow Pages III on […]
Semenya selected for Benin
May 30, 2012 1 Comment
30 May – Caster Semenya, along with 75 other athletes, has been selected to represent South Africa at the CAA Africa Senior Championships in Porto Novo, Benin from 27 June – 1 July 2012. Semenya, the 2011 World Championships 800m silver medallist, has already qualified for the Olympic Games and needs to compete at the […]
Mogawane, Dreyer and Makhanya in Rehlingen
May 29, 2012 1 Comment
29 May – Ofentse Mogawane, Hannes Dreyer and Mapaseka Makhanya dominated their respective races in perfect weather conditions at the Pfingstsportfest in Rehlingen, Germany yesterday.
Mixed fortunes for SA athletes
May 28, 2012 Leave a Comment
It was a weekend of mixed fortunes for South African athletes looking to qualify for the London Olympics, as two A-Qualifiers were run and two National Records were threatened.
Conrad sets PB in Koblenz
May 25, 2012 1 Comment
Nolene Conrad shaved over 30 seconds off her 5000m best at the Koblenz Mini-Internationales meeting in Germany on 23 May, finishing fifth in the process.
Gelant wins SA 10km title
May 21, 2012 Leave a Comment
19 May – Elroy Gelant (CNW) won the men’s title at the SA 10km Championships ahead of defending champion Lucky Mohale (CGA) in cold conditions at the Diskobolos Defence Force Sport Grounds in Kimberley. Gelant clocked 28:36, improving his 6th place finish time of 2011.
Money for Athletes Assistance
May 17, 2012 Leave a Comment
It has come to Athletics South Africa’s attention that allegations are being made that little or no support is being given to athletes in order to travel and compete overseas in order to qualify for the Olympic Games in London. The source of the allegations is a foreign individual purporting to act as an athletes’ […]
