The highlight of the second Yellow Pages Summer Series Meeting in Oudtshoorn, was undoubtedly the men’s mile as pace maker Elroy Galant led the field of 6 athletes through the 800m mark in 1:58 – spot on for a sub 4 mile. But then the 5000m World Championship Athlete was already 30m ahead of the […]
Summer Series, the heat is on
November 28, 2011 1 Comment
South Africa’s track and field athletes from over the country heading for the coast will be looking to turn up the heat in their quest for quality times, distances and throws, when the second edition of the Yellow Pages Summer Series take place in the Eastern and Western Cape.
The results speak for themselves
October 28, 2011 1 Comment
Athletics has gone through a tough two-year period with many events taking place away from the field of play. Yet the winds of change blew into the sport at the end of 2010 and the results are clearly showing. There is a newfound enthusiasm amongst athletes and administrators alike and that is born out by […]
SA Games highlights, Day 2
October 7, 2011 1 Comment
6 October 2011 – The final day of the athletics section of the SA Games in Polokwane took place in sunny but cool conditions with a light breeze present for most of the day. Temperatures warmed up a bit as the day progressed.
SA Games highlights, Day 1
October 6, 2011 4 Comments
The athletics section of the SA Games started on 5 October in Polokwane in overcast and windy conditions with the sun surfacing as the morning progressed. These games are organised by the Department of Sport and Recreation for the development of sport to the youth of South Africa with the only condition being that the […]
SA Team at DecaNation in France
September 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
The South African team surprised many at the DecaNation track & field competition at the Parc de Sports, Charles Ehrmann in Nice, France on 18 September 2011, when it pushed the teams from Spain and China all the way to the end before finishing seventh overall. In the end Spain finished half a point and […]
9 more medals at All Africa Games
September 16, 2011 Leave a Comment
South Africa got 9 more medals on day 4 and 5 of the All Africa Games in Maputo, bringing the grand total to 15 medals of which 4 are gold, 8 silver and 3 bronze. Wenda Theron qualified for the final in the women’s 400m hurdles and got a silver medal for her efforts. She […]
6 medals at All Africa so far
September 15, 2011 Leave a Comment
South Africa already won 6 medals in athletics at the All Africa Games taking place in Maputo from 11-17 September 2011. One gold in the women’s javelin throw, 3 silver in the men’s discus throw, shot put and women’s javelin throw and 2 bronze medals in the men’s discus throw and women’s javelin throw.
Gerhard de Beer shines
September 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
Gerhard de Beer, as well as the 4x100m men’s relay team broke South African records at the Commonwealth Youth Games over the weekend. This prestigious event took place from 7 – 13 September at the Isle of Man, where some of the best youth athletes competed and showed their talent.
Semenya Silver wraps up success
September 5, 2011 Leave a Comment
She saved the best for last. After an up and down season, Caster Semenya came oh so close to successfully defending her title. Only the speed of the Russian Champion, Mariya Savinova prevented her from becoming the first athlete to successfully defend her title since Maria Mutola did it in 2003.
