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More qualifiers at SA Open

5 May 2012 – Wenda Theron not only reached the Olympic Qualifying A-standard again in the final of the in the women’s 400m hurdles, but also improved the time she clocked in yesterday’s first round at the SA Open Championships.

Theron sets Olympic Standard

4 May 2012 – Wenda Theron dipped under the Olympic Qualifying A-standard time (55.50sec) in the women’s 400m hurdles after edging closer to the time in her last few races.  She won her heat in 55.37sec on the first day of the SA Open Championships at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria.

Viljoen sets Olympic Standard

On Saturday 17 February at the Gauteng North Provincial Championships Oscar Pistorius became the first South African track and field athlete to reach the Olympic Qualifying standard in the men’s 400m.  However, on the same day in another province Sunette Viljoen made her mark.