by zaadmin | Jun 25, 2012 | Africa, Featured, News, Track
Monday, 25 June 2012 – Anaso Jobodwana, the latest addition to the list of Olympic qualifiers, will compete at his first major Championship when he represents South Africa at the CAA Africa Senior Championships in Benin from 27 June to 1 July. Jobodwana took the...
by zaadmin | Jun 19, 2012 | Comrades, Doping, Featured, News
Comrades Marathon Association confirmed that 2012 Comrades Marathon winner, Ludwick Mamabolo, has tested positive for banned substances. According to newspaper Die Beeld, Mamabola tested positive for the stimulant methylhexaneamine. No further information is...
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 12, 2012 | 1500m, Africa, Featured, News
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...
by zaadmin | Jun 12, 2012 | Africa, Featured, News
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: In the case of chairpersons on the board, the runner up will be indicated in brackets with the number of votes in each...