Spotlight on SA’s Top Athletes
The curtain comes down on the South African athletics season this weekend, when about 1500 junior and youth athletes converge on Tshwane for the South African Junior and Youth Championships.
ASA Blends Youth and Experience
With more than 140 days to go, Athletics South Africa (ASA) has announced a provisional team to represent South Africa in Osaka, Japan in August this year, at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics.
The Future of Cross Country
Athletics South Africa (ASA) has called for greater team effort from the members of the South African Cross Country team to the world champs in Mombassa, in Kenya. The team leaves for Kenya on 22 March.
Stellenbosch Yellow Pages Results
Yellow Pages Athletics Results, Stellenbosch, 2 March 2007
Bloem for Nedbank Matha Series
Road running glamour is set to descend on Bloemfontein, with the city having been designated to host the third leg of the 2007 Nedbank City Marathon and Matha Series on Saturday 21 April 2007.
Coetzenburg To Come Alive
The last time a South African record was broken on the track of Coetzenburg was in 1998 when Susan Vermeulen was timed at 23:15;51 for the 5000m walk.
Long Distance Ladies Battle
The fourth Yellow Pages Ultimate Athletics in Oudtshoorn over the weekend showed that athletics is alive and healthy in South Africa.
A Dash of Concentration
Cindy Stewart is an athlete at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, and when she’s not about her main goal on the sprint track in training or in competition, she’s making her way through her second year of a B.Com (Marketing Management) degree.
Cindy Too Fast in 100, 200m
Cindy Stewart extended her unbeaten 100m record with a clear 0.23s gap over Estie Wittstock in the fourth Yellow Pages Ultimate Athletics event in Oudtshoorn on Saturday, with Wittstock also placing second to Stewart in the 200m event.
Ladies 200m Oudtshoorn Promise
All eyes will be on the ladies 200m in Oudtshoorn for the fourth of the Yellow Pages Ultimate Athletics on Saturday 17 February, as the race promises to be one full of drama and tension with a top-class field assembled including Estie Wittstock, Tsholofelo Selemela and unbeaten 100m sprinter Cindy Stewart.
SA Athletes Queue Up for Osaka
The SA track and field season is only into its second meeting and already there are three athletes who have qualified IAAF A-standard for the 2007 World Championships.
Leballo Sets Marathon Challenge
Port Elizabeth will once again be inundated with some of South Africa’s top marathon runners this weekend, with the Nedbank SA Marathon Championships taking place in PE on Saturday, 10 February 2007.