Phalula to Lead Cross Country team in Lesotho
2013 SA Cross Country annual trials champ Lebo Phalula leads ASA team’s 7-woman contingent, including wild-card Lorraine Novela, to the CAA Southern Region Cross Country Championships in Maseru on 2 March
Hockey Leads the Way in Winning Weekend
Weekend Wrap: Check out our summary of SA women’s sport published on gsport over the weekend!
Out of Form Phalula Claims Cross Country Win
An out-of-form Lebo Phalula beat the best Mapaseka Makhanya (2nd) and Nolene Conrad (3rd) had to offer, to win the senior women’s title at the 2013 Athletics SA Cross Country trials in Boksburg on Saturday, and put herself into pole position for a place in the ASA teams to the Southern Region Championships, and World Championships
Big Field for Cross Country Trials
Lebo Phalula among an elite field also including Christine Kalmer, Tebogo Masehla and Portia Ngwenya heading the biggest field ever for annual Cross Country trials as athletes vie for a place in the Athletics SA squad for two major Cross Country Championships in March.
Rene Heads Trio for World Champs
Rene Kalmer, her younger sister Christine Kalmer and Nolene Conrad have been included in the Athletics South Africa team for the World Half Marathon Championships taking place in Bulgaria on 6 October.
Viljoen Beats Olympic Champion
South Africa and Africa record holder Sunette Viljoen put in a sterling performance to beat Olympic Champion and World Record holder Barbora Spotakova at the ISTAF Meeting in Berlin.
Kalmer Defends Half-Marathon Title
Less than 24 hours after winning the Pretoria leg of the SPAR 10km Challenge, René Kalmer successfully defended her SA Half Marathon Championships title in Cape Town on Sunday, while her sister Christine grabbed second spot, ahead of Nolene Conrad in third place.
Athletics Stars Headline SA Team to CAA Champs
Caster Semenya a likely medalist among ASA’s list of 30 to represent South Africa at the CAA Africa Senior Championships in Benin come the end of June
Dorothy Tsotsobe Inducted into gsport Hall of Fame
Eastern Cape women’s rugby pioneer, Dorothy Tsotsobe has been honoured for her selfless contribution to the development of the women’s game in South Africa. She was unveiled as the 2011 gsport Hall of Fame inductee at the 6th Annual gsport Awards, at the prestigious Wanderers Club on Monday.
Motlatsi Keikabile Reaches New Heights
2010 gsport Hall of Fame recipient, Motlatsi Keikabile, is upbeat about the future of athletics in South Africa after having been elected vice-president of Athletics South Africa, saying that she is ready to get down to work.
Soweto Marathon Cash Bonanza
With a R100,000 prize purse going to the first woman to cross the finish line, the Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, Councillor Amos Masondo, has made it clear that the 19th edition of the Nedbank Soweto Marathon would continue to grow from strength to strength. “We are optimistic about the future; we like to turn the […]
Ferns Moves to Greener Pastures
Just a month after being featured as gsport’s February Woman of the Month, Athletics South Africa (ASA) announces the departure of General Manager Linda Ferns, who has resigned to pursue other interests, with effect from April 30.