by zaadmin | Jul 24, 2012 | Featured, News, Track, Youth
Tuesday, 24 July 2012 – At the past World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Julia du Plessis officially became the youngest South African athlete in the history of athletics to reach a final at World Junior level. The Championships took place from 10-15 July and was...
by zaadmin | Jul 23, 2012 | 800m, Featured, News
Monday, 23 July 2012 – Andre Oliver recorded his third personal best in less than three months at the ninth leg of the Samsung Diamond League in Herculis, Monaco on 20 July 2012. Oliver competed in the men’s 800m against the best athletes in the field with seven...
by zaadmin | Jul 16, 2012 | Africa, Featured, News, Track, Youth
South Africa’s junior team finished the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona on a quiet note with no medals added to their tally for the Championships. Julia du Plessis (16) in her first ever World Championships final finished in 12th position in the high jump...
by zaadmin | Jul 15, 2012 | Featured, News, Track, Youth
Morne Moolman bagged South Africa’s second medal at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona when he took bronze in the javelin for men while Justine Palframan broke the 19 year old national record in the 400 metres for junior women. Apart from these two...
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...