by zaadmin | Jul 13, 2012 | Featured, News, Track, Youth
Friday, 13 July 2012 – Gerhard de Beer’s 61.57m in the final of the men’s discus throw, won the first medal for South Africa on the third day of the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain. De Beer opened with a throw of 56.56m placing him sixth at the...
by zaadmin | Jul 11, 2012 | Europe, Featured, Juniors, News, Track
Tuesday, 11 July 2012 – Lezaan Jordaan, still a youth athlete, finished ninth overall and produced yet another personal best in the women’s shot put final on the first day of the World Junior Championships in Barcelona. She set a new personal best in the...
by zaadmin | Jul 9, 2012 | Featured, News, Track
Monday, 9 June 2012 – Thuso Mpuang competed in the men’s 200m at the KBC-Nacht of Athletics in Heusden, Belgium on Saturday, 7 July and finished third. Deji Tobais (GBR) won the race in a personal best time of 20.61sec with Kind Butler (USA) crossing the line...
by zaadmin | Jun 29, 2012 | Africa, Featured, News, Track
Thursday, 28 June 2012 – Simon Magakwe won gold in the men’s 100m on day two of the Africa Senior Championships in Benin, the second gold medal for South Africa at the Championships. He crossed the line in 10.29sec. The 27 year-old Magakwe was hunting the...
by zaadmin | Jun 28, 2012 | Africa, Featured, News, Track
Thursday, 28 June 2012 – Burger Lambrechts won his third African Shot Title in Benin on the opening day of the Continental Championships. His opening throw of 19.51m was good enough for the gold medal in tricky conditions. Torrential rain made the circle slippery for...