Glenrose Supercharged in 2018
23 year-old Boxer runner Glenrose Xaba has various nicknames in honour of her talent, but there is no doubt about 2018 being the year the SPAR Grand Prix leader claims serious credentials where it matters most – in the podium stakes.
Steenkamp Claims New SA 100m Hurdles Record And Expects Improvements
Tuks student Rikenette Steenkamp set a new South African record on Sunday afternoon, when she won the 100m-hurdles in 12.81s at the Resisprint International Meeting in Switzerland
Semenya Dumps Pace Setter for Career-Best in Paris on Saturday
SA track darling Caster Semenya surprised everyone including herself at the Paris meet of the IAAF’s Diamond League, and credits a bold decision against using a pace setter for a career-best 1:54.25 on Saturday evening
Caster Semenya: The Cobra Strikes Again
SA middle distance track icon Caster Semenya laid down a wold lead time of 1:55.92 in the women’s 800m race at the 44th Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon USA
New and Improved SPAR Grand Prix Unveiled to Athletes’ Delight
The 2017 SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge boasts an additional leg with the unveiling of the series’ sixth race – the Pietermaritzburg SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge, and the annual Grand Prix prize money has seen a whopping increase to R173,000.
South African Women Fly SA Flag in Beijing
All eyes are on Wenda Nel and Caster Semenya as they fly the SA flag at the World Athletics Champs in Beijing
Athletes Bear Down on Maties Varsity Meet
Maties will host the second 2015 Varsity Athletics meet on Monday, which lists Justine Palframan as the leading women’s athlete to date
Maties and Pukke Headline Varsity Athletics Start
Justine Palframan for Maties and Caster Semenya for Pukke headline Varsity Athletics 2015 season opener
Dazel Nod for Joseph & Theron into Sevens Squad
Springbok Sevens coach Renfred Dazel has invited former Olympic heptathlete Janice Joseph and sporting all-rounder Zaandre Theron to join the national training squad in Stellenbosch on a trial basis, as he looks to increase the depth in his squad.
Hurdles Champ Nel Builds Early Season Speed
An early-season focus on speed work in addition to endurance with new coach Irma Reyneke has seen startlingly encouraging competition performances from African- and South African 400m hurdles champ, Wenda Nel
Conrad Wins 8km Cross Country Trials
‘Nothing makes you appreciate running as much as not being able to!’ – Nolene Conrad on her return from injury in 2014 to winning the SA Senior Women’s 8km race at the SA Cross Country Trials.
Magerman the Toast of Team SA in Nanjing
With the grace of a gazelle, Gezelle Magerman wins South Africa’s only medal at the Youth Games, coming from behind to scoop the 400m hurdles gold in Nanjing on Monday