Secunda Promises Athletics Fireworks
South Africa’s leading track and field athletes are set to begin their spirited campaign to secure places on the SA Team to the 2008 Beijing Olympics when the Yellow Pages Series gets underway in Secunda, Mpumalanga, on Friday.
Joburg’s Grand Prix Final
The final SPAR Women’s Challenge Race at Old Parktonians on Sunday October 14 is expected to be a cracker, with some of the country’s top runners taking part, with many of them hoping to earn big money in the SPAR Grand Prix.
Joburg’s Fun Road Challenge
Buli G, pictured here entertaining the crowds before the SPAR Women’s 10 km Challenge in Port Elizabeth earlier this year, is one of the main attractions to keep the Joburg race competitors in the groove. The final event in the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge series is just around the corner, and it promises to be […]
Kalmer in Grand Prix Pole Position
With just two races left in the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge series, Mr Price’s Rene Kalmer appears to have a least one hand on the R50 000 Grand Prix cheque.
Tavengwa Takes Pretoria Challenge
Pre-race favourites Rene Kalmer and Grace de Olivera failed to achieve their intended results, with Kalmer finishing fourth behind Harmony’s Sharon Tavengwa, Kenya’s Joyce Mwende Katenge and team-mate Louisa Leballo, in the Open division of Pretoria’s SPAR 10km Challenge on Saturday.
Grand Prix Halfway Mark
The SPAR Grand Prix Challenge reaches the halfway mark on Saturday with the running of the third SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge at Pretoria University’s sports grounds.
Constance Aims for More Medals
Athletics South Africa (ASA) have announced on Wednesday that rising star Constance Mkenku (Free State), will spearhead the South African Junior Team’s medal attack at the African Junior Championships in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from 09 – 12 August.
Mr Price CG Leads SPAR GP
After two races, Mr Price Central Gauteng is well in the lead in the Spar Club Grand Prix competition, with 139 points, 18 ahead of their nearest rivals, Harmony Gauteng North.
Kalmer Cruises to SPAR Victory
The quietly confident Krugersdorp schoolteacher Rene Kalmer (Mr Price Central Gauteng) rocketed to the top of the SPAR Grand Prix standings in the second of five races by winning the SPAR Mercury Women’s 10km Challenge with Bokomo, in Durban on Sunday.
Number One in Africa Goal
Athletics South Africa (ASA) President, Leonard Chuene, speaking ahead of the announcement of a strong 36-member team for the African Junior Championships, has declared that South Africa wants to remain the number one athletics country in Africa.
Harmony Enters Strong Team
Pretoria, Thursday, 24th August 2006 – One of South Africa’s top athletics clubs – Harmony Athletics – have entered a very strong team for the SPAR Women’s 10 km Challenge in Hatfield, Pretoria, on Saturday afternoon.