by zaadmin | May 19, 2020 | Charity, Comrades, Featured, KwaZuluNatal, News
Inspired by the impact that global connectedness and action has made towards overcoming the challenges of “Covid19-Lockdown” seven friends, spread across seven towns on three continents, decided to have some fun together and ran a lockdown “Comrades” relay as a...
by zaadmin | Jul 24, 2015 | Events, Featured, Marathon, News
The historic Voet van Afrika Marathon, at Bredasdorp in the Overberg has been cancelled for this year. In what is regarded as bad news for South African athletes and the Overberg community the organising committee, including Mega Group, the Bredasdorp Athletics Club...
by zaadmin | Jul 15, 2015 | Featured, Marathon, News, Pre-event, Track
Athletics South Africa (ASA) announces the team for Beijing 2015, the IAAF Senior World Championships, scheduled for 22 to 30 August in China. Team to Beijing 2015 Only athletes who qualified on performance are included in the team. Any athlete that may qualify as the...
by zaadmin | Oct 18, 2013 | Featured, Marathon, News, Soweto
There have been recent media reports which have implicated Athletics South Africa in the affairs of Soweto Marathon. The following needs to be made clear: The race was started by then Transvaal affiliate of SAACON many years ago. Athletics South Africa only became...
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 4, 2013 | Comrades, Featured, News
Global athletic leader New Balance announced their official signing of the technical footwear and apparel multi-year sponsorship contract for the Comrades Marathon, the world’s greatest ultra marathon and one of South Africa’s premier sporting events. The New Balance...