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Semenya loses appeal over World Athletics rules
Caster Semenya has lost an appeal to the Swiss Supreme Court over a World Athletics ruling which means she must take testosterone-reducing medication in order to be eligible to compete. For the last five years World Athletics (formerly IAAF) has fought for and...
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Run Relay Comrades to raise Covid-19 funds
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...
SA team for World Half Marathon Championships
Athletics South Africa has selected a full team for the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020, which will take place on 29 March. South Africa team for World Half Marathon Championships 2020 The team is led by national record-holder Stephen Mokoka,...
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Lebogang Shange sets Race Walking Record
Lebogang Shange broke the SA 20 000m track record (race walking) on 21 June 2015 in Bedford, England. He clocked 1:23:20 to improve the previous mark of 1:24:51 set by Stanley Valentine in Port Elizabeth in May 1989. This is Shange's third SA record of the season,...
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Top finish for Nzima; Van Zyl fifth fastest
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 - Over the past weekend, Sibusiso Nzima finished sixth at his first marathon ever while Irvette van Zyl (formally Van Blerk) became the fifth fastest female marathon athlete in South African history after finishing 10th at the London Marathon....
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Team to Barcelona World Juniors
22 May - A final team of 31 athletes have been announced to represent South Africa at the World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain from 10-15 July 2012. The team consist of 14 male and 17 female athletes. The team is a good mix of experienced athletes and some...
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Thipe wins in Sweden
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 clocked...
Upcoming Running Events
Running is a popular sporting event globally. Every year, fans are treated to various competitive running events, including some they can participate in. There are track races and marathons held in different cities around the world. Upcoming Running Events 2022...
TomTom partner Ladies Race
It is with great enthusiasm that the organisers of the Totalsports Ladies Race welcome TomTom South Africa as the official GPS Sports Watch and Mapping Partner of this much talked about national event. “TomTom empowers movement,” says Chantal Grobler, TomTom South...