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.
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.
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.
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.
ASA Names Strong Women’s Team
Five Gauteng-based athletes have been selected for the SA Women’s 8km team which will represent South Africa at the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Southern Region Cross Country Championships.
PE to Host SA Marathon Champs
The city of Port Elizabeth (PE) has a history of producing some of South Africa’ fastest marathon times, and PE has once again been designated by Athletics South Africa (ASA) to host the Nedbank SA Marathon Championships on Saturday 10 February 2007.
ASA Reveals Team for Kenya
Athletics South Africa announced yesterday that a provisional squad of 24 men and women athletes have been selected for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, which will take place in Mombasa, Kenya, on 24 March 2007.
Sporting Entertainment in Soweto
Johannesburg – 26 October 2006 : Athletics South Africa has issued an urgent reminder that runners have few days left to enter the 2006 Nedbank Soweto Marathon with entries closing on Friday 27 October 2006.
Sponsors Support Soweto Marathon
Athletics South Africa (ASA) today announced that preparations for the 2006 Nedbank Soweto Marathon are proceeding well, and that the organisers are confident of staging an exciting and successful event on Sunday 5 November.