Seen here: Caster Semenya in action at the 2019 Sizwe Medical Fund & 3SixtyLife ASA Senior Track & Field and Combined Events Championships. Photo Credit: Tobias Ginsberg
Caster Semenya decided to move up in distance, taking on the 1500m and 5000m at the 2019 Sizwe Medical Fund & 3SixtyLife ASA Senior Track & Field and Combined Events Championships at the Germiston Athletics Stadium on Thursday 25 April.
The championships were delayed earlier in the day due to fierce thunderstorms, but once the action commenced again at 11h00 the focus was on Caster Semenya as she lined up in the 1500m heats.
Easily dominating and leading from the front, Semenya cruised to victory in heat one in a time of 4:30.65 to book her place in the finals on Friday 26 April at 19h45.
Semenya then lined up in only her second ever competitive 5000m race and again dominated, despite a late attack by US-based Dominique Scott-Effurd. Semenya took control in the early laps of the race, with Scott-Effurd dogging her every step.
At the bell, Scott-Effurd attacked and forged ahead. Semenya though, was not going to let her maiden 5000m title slide and surged back to the front down the back straight to ease away for a comfortable victory, crossing the line in 16:05.97.
Scott-Effurd came home in 16:13.71 with Kesa Molotsane rounding out the podium in 16:25.23.
EVENT INFORMATION:
Date:
Thursday, 25 April 2019 – Saturday, 27 April 2019
Venue:
Germiston Athletics Stadium, Johannesburg
Time:
· Morning sessions will start at 07:00 on all three days.
· Afternoon sessions will begin at 14:00 on the opening day and at 15:00 on days two and three.
The full programme of events will be available on the ASA website.
Entry Fee:
Free for competing athletes
Spectators: R50 per day (including scholars and school children)
Tickets
Available at the gate on the day.
No pre-sales
Events:
Hurdles, Shot Put, Pole Vault, Javelin Throw, High Jump, Long Jump, Hammer Throw, Triple Jump, Decathlon, 1500m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 5000m, 10000m, 800m, 3000m Steeple Chase, 20km Walk, 4x 100m Relay and 4x 400m Relay.
Coverage:
There is no live TV coverage. There will be selected/limited coverage on our social media platforms. We will post videos of all the events within 10min after each event in the ASA website and ASA Youtube, but selected field events. All track races will be via Facebook live on the ASA page.
Event website:
www.asaseniors19.co.za
Facebook: 3Sixty Life / Athletics South Africa / Athletix Grand Prix Series
Instagram: 3Sixty Life / ASA Athletics South Africa / stillwater_athletics
Twitter: @3_sixty_life / StillwAthletics
Website: www.athletics.org.za
Hashtag: #LevelUp #LevelUpGermiston
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