by zaadmin | Jun 22, 2015 | Featured, News, Track, Walking
Lebogang Shange broke the SA 20 000m track record (race walking) on 21 June 2015 in Bedford, England. He clocked 1:23:20 to improve the previous mark of 1:24:51 set by Stanley Valentine in Port Elizabeth in May 1989. This is Shange’s third SA record of the...
by zaadmin | May 2, 2013 | Featured, News, Walking
Thursday, 2 May 2013 – The 23 year old Lebogang Shange from Central Gauteng not only won the SA Championships, but travelled to Mauritius less than a week later where he also won the Africa Race Walking Championships. As the Africa Champion and according to the...
by zaadmin | May 14, 2012 | Featured, News, Walking
Marc Mundell not only qualified for the Olympic Games in the 50km at the World Race Walking Cup in Saransk, Russia on Sunday, 13 May, but also improved his own South African record, crossing the line in 3:57:57. Mundell improved his previous record of 4:04:54 (Zittau,...
by zaadmin | Apr 24, 2012 | Featured, News, Pre-event, Walking
Six athletes have been selected to represent South Africa at the World Race Walking Cup in Saransk, Russia from 12-13 May in the 20km and the 50km race walk. Both these events are Olympic events and any athlete reaching the Qualifying standard once will qualify for...
by zaadmin | Oct 10, 2011 | Featured, News, Walking
The 51 year-old Sandra Steenkamp broke the South African record in the 50km walk on Saturday 8 October at the SA Race walking Championships. The championships took place at the Youngsfield Military Base in Cape Town. Steenkamp from Gauteng North dominated in...