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 Marioné Fourie Sets New SA 60m Hurdles Record in Luxembourg
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
Pietermaritzburg Bursting with Talent as ASA Senior Champs Gets Underway Thursday
Hurdlers and throwers will take centre stage when the elite battle for the podium ensues at the ASA Senior Combined Events and Relays Championships at Msunduzi Athletics Stadium in Pietermaritzburg from Thursday to Sunday
Paris24 Set to be Swan Song for Athletics Golden Girl Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Considered one the greatest female sprinters of all time and a career that spans 14-years, Jamaican and World Athletics sprint sensation Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce announced plans to make #Paris24 her swan song
Sutume Asefa Kebede Sets New Course Record at North American All-comers’ Half Marathon in Houston
Ethiopia’s Sutume Asefa Kebede set a new North American all-comers’ course record of 1:04:37 to win the Aramco Houston Half Marathon on Sunday in Houston, Texas
Faith Kipyegon Unveiled Among 11 World Athlete of the Year Nominees
2023 DP World African Woman in Sport recipient Faith Kipyegon is part of a stellar list of female athletes that are vying for the title of World Athletics’ Women’s World Athlete of the Year 2023
Caster Semenya: “I Have and Will Always Stand Up for Discrimination of Any Kind in Sport”
Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya shares a heartfelt statement, after winning her case against Testosterone regulations at European Court of Human Rights Court. South Africa also show their support for the country’s Golden Girl across social media.
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Caster Semenya Wins Against CAS
The European Court of Human Rights has found that the Centre for Arbitration in Sport did not afford Caster Semenya sufficient institutional and procedural safeguards in her appeal against World Athletics. #GoGirls