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 Fredericks came 5th, his time 49.12sec, after Felix Sanchez (DOM) finished […]
Team South Africa for Daegu
August 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
Athletics SA announce final team to World Championships Athletics South Africa announced the final team today who would represent the country at the World Championships in Deagu, Korea from 27 August to 4 September. While the team consists of some of the established names such as Khotso Mokoena, LJ Van Zyl, Caster Semenya and Mbualeni […]
Gauteng North excel at Youth Champs
July 26, 2011 Leave a Comment
Team South Africa brought home 5 medals from the IAAF World Youth Championships that took place in Lille, France from 6-10 July. Surprisingly, it is the boys from Gauteng North that performed well as 4 of the 5 medal winners came from this province.
Daegu Marathon SA team announced
June 9, 2011 2 Comments
Athletics South Africa today announced the team who would represent South Africa at the World Championships in the Marathon. “We are announcing the Marathon team only, as they need to prepare for the World Championships differently to the rest of the Team that goes to the World Championships. The rest of the team will be […]
Kalmer to debut in Marathon in Prague
May 4, 2011 4 Comments
Rene Kalmer makes marathon debut You know you have arrived in top-flight international athletics, when an International Marathon, which is part of the IAAF Gold Label Road Race Series, invites you to be part of the lineup. A top 10 finish at an IAAF Gold Label Road Race is automatic entry in the London 2012 […]
New SA Hurdles Record for LJ van Zyl
February 28, 2011 1 Comment
Tshwane, South Africa – African champion Louis Jacobus (LJ) van Zyl broke new ground when he set a South Africa national 400m Hurdles record at the Yellow Pages Series meet in Tshwane, near Pretoria, on Friday (25). The heavy downpour and subsequent wet surface conditions an hour into the day’s programme did not deter Van […]
Chuene Charges Revealed
February 17, 2011 Leave a Comment
South Africa’s Olympic committee have made public the charges levelled against Leonard Chuene, with the former athletics chief found guilty on nine out of the 11 brought against him. Earlier this week, the country’s Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) revealed that a disciplinary inquiry panel found that Chuene had misappropriated funds and was involved […]
