Glenrose Xaba Headlines Senior Women’s Team for World Cross Country Champs
SA 10km record holder Glenrose Xaba headlines the Senior Women’s Team for the World Athletics Cross Country Champs in Tallahassee on 10 January 2026, leading a strong contingent that includes the Junior 6km and Senior 4x2km Mixed Relay teams
Team South Africa in Confident Mood Ahead of World Athletics Championship
Seventeen women will represent the nation in Team South Africa at the World Athletics Championship, looking to achieve personal goals and podium finishes in the traditional nations’ medals race starting in Tokyo on Saturday
Caster Semenya: The Ultimate Freedom Fighter
Iconic SA track star Caster Semenya says it feels like the beginning of what she wants to see in sports governance after a ruling handed down by the European Court of Human Rights that her legal rights had been violated in 2019
Tight Finish as Prudence Sekgodiso Grabs Silver at Eugene Diamond League Meet
Prudence Sekgodiso showed her mettle in the 800m race in the Eugene USA leg of the Diamond League, where the world indoor champion finished a tight second behind Ethiopia’s Tsige Duguma at the University of Oregon on Saturday.
Prudence Sekgodiso 800m PB in Ostrava Sets New Meeting Record
South African track star Prudence Sekgodiso ran a personal best at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting on Tuesday, her winning time of 1:57.16 was also an 800m meeting record at the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava.
SA 4×400 Win Bronze and Tokyo Qualification in Guangzhou on Sunday
The South African women’s 4x400m quartet earned bronze on a memorable final day of the World Athletics Relays Championship in Guangzhou, China on Sunday, 11 May, 2025. The quartet of Shirley Nekhubui, Miranda Coetzee, Precious Molepo and ZenĂ©y Geldenhuys clocked 3:24.84 to claim the bronze medal, behind Spain for gold in 3:24.13, and the United […]
Women’s 4x400m Quartet Break SA Record on Day 1 of the World Athletics Relays
The SA women’s 4x400m team set a new national record and the SA mixed team set a season’s best to qualify for Sunday’s finals at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China on Saturday
Former gsport Award Winner Maphuti Hlako Joins World Athletics
Seasoned media and PR professional Maphuti Hlako, winner of the 2022 gsport Woman in PR and Sponsorship Award, has officially joined World Athletics in Monte Carlo, Monaco, marking a major milestone in her career. Hlako shared her news on LinkedIn: “I am thrilled to FINALLY share that I’ve joined World Athletics. All in. Officially official. […]
Another Race Another Record for SA 800m Star Prudence Sekgodiso
Prudence Sekgodiso continues to set the standard in 2025 as the middle distance-runner set another 800m South African short course record, clocking 1:59.88 at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Germany.
Sprint Star MarionĂ© Fourie Sets New SA 60m Hurdles Record in LuxembourgÂ
Marioné Fourie displayed blistering pace to win the 60m Hurdles race at the CMCM Indoor Meet in Luxembourg on Sunday, after setting a new South African record winning of 7.91 earlier in her heat.
Back-to-Back 800m Gold Medal Champion Prudence Sekgodiso
South Africa’s 800m sensation Prudence Sekgodiso has confirmed her track eminence after beating the field for a second consecutive Diamond League 800m win, at the Wanda Diamond League in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday
Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir Breaks Women-Only World Marathon Record in London
Olympic champion, Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir smashed the women-only world record by 45 seconds at the TCS London Marathon, winning the World Athletics Platinum Label road race in 2:16:16 for her third World Marathon Majors title