by zaadmin | Sep 2, 2011 | News, Track, World Champs
Day 7 will go down as one of the best days of South African athletics, as first Sunette Viljoen, then the 4x400m relay team medal and Caster Semenya qualifies for the womens 800m final. Africa record and World Championship Bronze for Viljoen Sunette Viljoen stunned...
by zaadmin | Sep 2, 2011 | 400m hurdles, Featured, News, World Champs
LJ van Zyl took the bronze medal in the final of the men’s 400m hurdles, finishing in 48.80sec, whilst running blind in lane 8. David Greene (GBR) claimed the title in 48.26sec whilst pre race favourite, Javier Culson (48.44sec) grabbed silver. 21 year-old Cornel...
by zaadmin | Aug 29, 2011 | News, SteepleChase, Track, World Champs
The past 3 days at the World Championships was action packed with some great achievements including Ruben Ramolefi breaking the South African record in the 3000m steeplechase and a personal best by Wenda Theron in the women’s 400m hurdles. Ruben Ramolefi broke his own...
by zaadmin | Aug 22, 2011 | Featured, News, Pre-event
The popular Pietermaritzburg SPAR Weekend Witness Women’s 10 and 5km takes place on Sunday, 4 September at the picturesque Oval Cricket Stadium, Alexandra Park. “We are expecting 3000 women at this year’s race, plus a number of their supportive male family members or...
by zaadmin | Aug 22, 2011 | Featured, News, Ultra
South Africa’s Elijah Mogoboya, Claude Moshiywa, Lesley Train and Julanie Basson all finished in the top ten of the World 50km Road Championships in Assen, Holland on Saturday 20 August. Mogoboya finished 5th overall with a time of 3:03;55 to finish as best...
by zaadmin | Aug 21, 2011 | Featured, News, Track
Thuso Mpuang gave himself a huge boost ahead of the World Championships in Deagu Korea, when he won the silver medal in the men’s 200m final at the World Student Championships. Mpuang ran his second fastest time of 2011 to secure the silver when he crossed the line in...