by zaadmin | Oct 28, 2011 | Featured, News, SteepleChase, Track
Athletics has gone through a tough two-year period with many events taking place away from the field of play. Yet the winds of change blew into the sport at the end of 2010 and the results are clearly showing. There is a newfound enthusiasm amongst athletes and...
by zaadmin | Oct 10, 2011 | Featured, News, Walking
The 51 year-old Sandra Steenkamp broke the South African record in the 50km walk on Saturday 8 October at the SA Race walking Championships. The championships took place at the Youngsfield Military Base in Cape Town. Steenkamp from Gauteng North dominated in...
by zaadmin | Oct 7, 2011 | Events, Featured, News, Track
6 October 2011 – The final day of the athletics section of the SA Games in Polokwane took place in sunny but cool conditions with a light breeze present for most of the day. Temperatures warmed up a bit as the day progressed. Western Cape, North West and Gauteng all...
by zaadmin | Oct 6, 2011 | Featured, News, Track
The athletics section of the SA Games started on 5 October in Polokwane in overcast and windy conditions with the sun surfacing as the morning progressed. These games are organised by the Department of Sport and Recreation for the development of sport to the youth of...
by zaadmin | Sep 19, 2011 | Featured, News, Track
The South African team surprised many at the DecaNation track & field competition at the Parc de Sports, Charles Ehrmann in Nice, France on 18 September 2011, when it pushed the teams from Spain and China all the way to the end before finishing seventh overall. In...
by zaadmin | Sep 16, 2011 | Africa, Featured, News, Track
South Africa got 9 more medals on day 4 and 5 of the All Africa Games in Maputo, bringing the grand total to 15 medals of which 4 are gold, 8 silver and 3 bronze. Wenda Theron qualified for the final in the women’s 400m hurdles and got a silver medal for her efforts. ...