Mapaseka Makhanya
Event: Women’s Long Distances Date of birth: 1985/04/09 Personal bests: 800m (2:03.36),...
Junior athletes Kabelo Seboko, Pakiso Mthembu and Simonay Weitsz were the top performers for the SA team on Sunday, all...
Elroy Gelant will lead the charge on Sunday, as the SA team takes aim at its first ever medal at...
As expected, sprinters and hurdlers stole the show, with the national men’s 4x100m relay team producing the standout performance of...
Ernst van Dyk extended his winning streak at his happy hunting ground in the Big Apple on Sunday, charging to...
Gift Leotlela joined the list of record breakers at the Athletics Gauteng North Championships in Pretoria on Saturday, charging across...
Zimbabwean athlete Collin Parura ran the race of his life on Saturday to win the Old Mutual Om die Dam...
Luvo Manyonga made history on Friday by breaking the national long jump record, while teenager Sokwakhana Zazini set a new world...
Sunette Viljoen gave an early indication that she was ready for another solid season, while Caster Semenya again flaunted her...
South Africa’s Olympic stars are again expected to lead the charge on Wednesday night, with in-form sprinter Akani Simbine joining Rio...
Long jump star Luvo Manyonga and teenage sprinter Gift Leotlela delivered spectacular performances on Wednesday night, though most results at...
Athletics South Africa has announced a 20-member team for the World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda on March 26....
Joining an elite group of road races around the world, the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon made history on Tuesday, with organisers...
Olympic medallists Wayde van Niekerk and Luvo Manyonga will turn out as the headline acts on Wednesday night, along with sprinter...
Long-distance runner Melikhaya Frans produced the performance of his career to break the SA 30km record at the NMBM Human...
Clarence Munyai smashed a long-standing national junior record and fellow sprinter Akani Simbine made history of his own in Pretoria on...
Powerhouse speedster Thando Roto and teenage prodigy Gift Leotlela were the star performers on Friday night, while hurdler Rikenette Steenkamp...
A number of changes have been made to the new-look Spar Grand Prix women’s 10km series this year. Now in...
Runners who are still hoping to secure their place in this year’s Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon have five days...
National record holders Anaso Jobodwana and Elroy Gelant were the star performers in Durban on Tuesday evening, battling strong winds to...
Sprinters and distance runners will lead the show in Durban on Tuesday night, as the top-flight domestic track and field season...
After making his presence felt in the early stages, Stephen Mokoka struggled to find top gear on Sunday, eventually settling for...
All set for his World Marathon Majors debut, Stephen Mokoka says he is ready to put up a fight at...
The Varsity Athletics track and field series will again consist of two meetings this year, organisers confirmed on Thursday. The...
Thando Roto has shown he has what it takes to become a member of South Africa’s elite sub 10-second sprint...
Race walker Lebogang Shange gave his national 20km record a shake on Sunday, though he ultimately fell short of his...
Former Olympic silver medallist Khotso Mokoena closed out the top-flight international indoor campaign with a solid victory in Birmingham on...
Promising middle-distance runner George Kusche displayed impressive early-season form on Friday night, clocking the fastest 1 000m time ever run...
Ahead of two international championships taking place in the first half of the 2017 season, Athletics South Africa (ASA) has...
Irvette van Zyl opened her 2017 campaign with a respectable performance at the Barcelona Half-Marathon in Spain on Sunday. The...
Dominique Scott smashed her own national indoor mile record at the Millrose Games in New York on Saturday night. The...
Teenager Clarence Munyai set a national junior 300m best on Friday night, charging to victory at the second leg of...
Sprinter Emile Erasmus continued to build on his consistent performances in the European indoor campaign, again equalling his 60m personal...
National record holders Stephen Mokoka and Elroy Gelant will lead a strong Boxer Athletics Club squad over the next two...
Former Olympic silver medallist Khotso Mokoena made an impressive comeback on Saturday night to win the men’s long jump event...
Dominique Scott continued to build on her steady progress, opening her 2017 campaign with a cracking performance in the women’s...
Marathon specialist Lusapho April will return to Hannover this year as he sets his sights on another victory at his...
A total of 19 more athletes have been added to the provisional South African cross country squad, including some of...
Two teenagers have been added to the Athletics South Africa (ASA) Excellence Junior Squad as part of the federation’s new...
A new elite track and field series will be held this year, Athletics South Africa confirmed on Monday, after the...
Stephen Mokoka will compete in the first World Marathon Majors race of his career next month, with the South African...
After getting off to a good start at the Dubai Marathon, Jenna Challenor’s 42km comeback ended in disappointment at the...
Long distance runner Jenna Challenor hopes for a solid comeback on Friday, as she prepares to compete in her first 42km...
Revealing the latest part of its four-year plan in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Athletics South Africa announced a 33-member...
The official race distance and route changes have been confirmed for this year’s Comrades Marathon, an ‘up’ run to be...
Lucky Mohale and Louisa Leballo became the first elite athletes to feel the repercussions of breaking a new Athletics South Africa...
A 37-member SA Senior Excellence Squad has been announced by Athletics South Africa (ASA) as part of the federation’s long-term...
Sprinter Wayde van Niekerk is in line for an accolade at the Laureus World Sports Awards, it was announced on...
A 50-member provisional national squad has been announced for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda on March...
Some of the country’s top distance running and race walking specialists opened their 2017 seasons with respectable performances this week. Three-time...
Amos Nyongo wrapped up an impressive sweep at the BestMed Eden Street Mile Series, snatching his third straight win at the...
Amos Nyongo continued his fine run of form on Tuesday, remaining unbeaten after two legs in the BestMed Eden Street...
Amos Nyongo and Kesa Molotsane displayed superb form on Saturday, coasting to victory in the open men’s and women’s races...
Sprinter Marli Viljoen led the charge this week, as South Africa’s most promising junior women led the national team’s dominant...
Athletics South Africa has released a draft fixtures list to members for the 2017 season, which kicks off in February....
The South African team delivered in style on Sunday, with Bongmusa Mthembu taking second place overall as he led the...
The national team returned home with 45 medals this week after delivering a superb all-round performance, which included four world...
Wayde van Niekerk is in line for the most prestigious accolade in global athletics after being confirmed as one three...
Organisers of the Old Mutual Soweto Marathon extended their condolences on Tuesday, after a grandmaster runner died during the annual...
Wheelchair racer Ernst van Dyk finished fourth at the New York City Marathon on Sunday in 1:40:08. Van Dyk, the...
Strengthening his grip on the race, Sintayehu Legese of Ethiopia racked up a hat-trick of victories at the Old Mutual...
Building on a fine run of recent form, Lebogang Phalula secured victory at the Dubai Women’s 10km race on Friday....
Athletics received 17 nominations in various categories on Monday for the 2016 SA Sport Awards. Olympic gold medallists Wayde van...
Stephen Mokoka produced a historic performance in China on Sunday, earning his third career victory at the Shanghai Marathon. Competing...
Two of South Africa’s top road runners will compete at the Shanghai Marathon in China on Sunday, with Stephen Mokoka...
Some of the country’s top middle-distance track runners will turn to the road on Sunday, as they prepare to battle for...
The entire Athletics South Africa (ASA) board has been re-elected for another term, with members showing faith in the incumbent...
Ryan Sandes finished fourth in the annual Grand Raid ultra-distance trail race at Reunion island on Friday night. Though he...
Two South African athletes are in line for the IAAF World Athletes of the Year awards, after Wayde van Niekerk...
David Manja charged to another impressive victory on Sunday, and Jenna Challenor took another step forward in her comeback from...
Ernst van Dyk took sixth place in a bunch sprint in the men’s wheelchair race at the Chicago Marathon on...
Returning from an injury hiatus, Irvette van Zyl capped a superb season with a convincing victory at the fifth and...
Wheelchair racer Ernst van Dyk will hope to continue his impressive run of form this season when he lines up...
The Spar Women’s Grand Prix 10km series will come down to the wire on Sunday, with Irvette van Zyl looking to...
A South African team will turn out at the IAU 100km World Championships for the first time in five years,...
Veteran wheelchair racer Ernst van Dyk grabbed second place in a sprint finish on Sunday at the Berlin Marathon in...
Namakoe Nkhasi of Lesotho continued his fine run of form and local star Lebogang Phalula shook off the effects of...
A tough battle is on the cards on Saturday, according to Stephen Mokoka, as the nation’s top distance runners prepare...
Local favourite Lebo Phalula will square off against in-form Zimbabwean Rutendo Nyahora this weekend for the women’s title at the...
The national para-athletics team delivered in style by carrying the SA squad at the Paralympic Games in Rio. Taking the...
Asefa Negewo of Ethiopia clocked the fastest time ever run in South Africa, and Tish Jones of Great Britain bagged the...
Organisers are hoping the elite men’s and women’s fields will clock some of the fastest times ever run on SA soil...
The quality of performances by local athletes in the 2016 campaign is mirrored by the final season rankings, with South...
One of the biggest rivalries in South African athletics will be reignited later this month when Stephen Mokoka and Elroy...
Track stars Wayde van Niekerk and Caster Semenya were the star performers during a spectacular 2016 season for South African...
A total of 77 individuals have been included in the latest list of “national athletes” released by Athletics South Africa...
Entries have closed for this year’s Soweto Marathon, organisers revealed on Tuesday. Seven days after they stretched the entry deadline, the...
David Manja and Kesa Molotsane were crowned national champions on Saturday, earning convincing victories in the senior men’s and women’s...
Olympic medallists Caster Semenya and Luvo Manyonga capped a spectacular 2016 track and field season in Brussels on Friday evening,...
While defending champions Samuel Matsepe and Glenrose Xaba are not listed among the entries, strong line-ups are preparing to tackle...
The Comrades Marathon will finish at Scottsville Racecourse in 2017, organisers confirmed on Thursday, returning to the venue for the...
In a fitting close to the international track and field season, Olympic champion Caster Semenya will lead the charge one...
Olympic 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk and 100m finalist Akani Simbine arrived home to a festive gathering of fans, family,...
Irvette van Zyl hopes to recover in time to churn out at least one more good run this season, as...
Entries for the Old Mutual Soweto Marathon will remain open for one more month, organisers announced on Tuesday, after the...
Former World Student Games bronze medallist Jerry Motsau dominated the KPMG street mile in Randburg on Sunday. Motsau covered the...
Shaking off the last of her opposition with around three kilometres remaining, Zimbabwean athlete Rutendo Nyahora stormed to victory on...
Maintaining her impressive form in the latter stages of the international season, Caster Semenya racked up another win at the...
Caster Semenya continued her unbeaten run in the women’s 800m event this season, charging to victory at the penultimate leg...
The entry process for the 2017 Comrades Marathon opened on Monday. The three-month process would conclude either when the 20...
Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya has a chance to cap a spectacular season in style on Thursday night, provided she...
Another major ultra-distance road race has been called off this year, with organisers confirming on Tuesday the Legends Marathon had...
A nine-member national squad has been selected for the Southern Region Half-Marathon Championships in Madagascar on Sunday. The team for this...
Tsepang Ramonene of Lesotho was rewarded for a brave run on Sunday, while Ethiopia’s Selam Abere again dominated the women’s...
Rynardt van Rensburg will lead the men’s line-up (photo credit: Chris Ricco/BackpagePix) A world-class field will line up next week for...
Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya was recognised for her superb performances this season when she was named Athlete of the...
Akani Simbine again flaunted his ability as one of the fastest men in the world, charging to second place in...
Olympic finalist Akani Simbine will lead a lone SA charge when he turns out as one of the favourites in...
Olympic silver medallist Sunette Viljoen took fifth place in the women’s javelin throw at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on...
Olympic silver medallist Sunette Viljoen will be eager to capitalise on her fine form on Thursday night when she turns...
Lusapho April, seen here competing at the 2012 London Games, finished 24th in Rio Lusapho April was the best of the...
Rocco van Rooyen competing in the qualifying round (photo credit: www.zimbio.com) Both SA athletes in action in Wednesday’s evening session (local...
Elroy Gelant leads his 5 000m heat at the Rio Games (photo credit: Roger Sedres/Image SA) Caster Semenya and Elroy Gelant...
Sunette Viljoen wasted no time in booking her place among the medal contenders at the Rio Olympics, delivering a 63.54m...
It was a tough early session for some of South Africa’s fastest men on Tuesday, with all three athletes in...
Wenda Nel and Antonio Alkana progressed safely through the heats of their respective events on Monday night (local time), in...
Former Olympic long jump silver medallist Khotso Mokoka has called time on his lengthy career, announcing his retirement at the...
Wayde van Niekerk smashed the world 400m record in Rio on Sunday night (local time), setting the track alight at...
Long jumper Luvo Manyonga launched a spectacular 8.37m personal best on Saturday night (local time) to bag South Africa’s first track...
Akani Simbine was the star performer for Team SA in the early track and field session on Saturday, dominating his...
Four SA athletes coasted through the opening rounds of their respective events on Friday (local time), in the first evening session...
Dominique Scott did well to carry the SA flag on Friday, hanging on to set a personal best in the women’s...
Stephen Mokoka and Irvette van Zyl produced late surges on Saturday, and while they were both edged out by foreign...
Hard-fought contests and fast times are expected in both the men’s and women’s races on Saturday, with full-strength provincial teams...
Gift Leotlela, seen here at last year’s Commonwealth Youth Games, was the star performer for the SA team in Bydgoszcz (photo...
Johan Grobler delivered a stunning performance on Saturday evening to snatch the silver medal in the men’s javelin throw final, and...
Stephen Mokoka put up a gallant fight in the men’s 5 000m race on Saturday night, though he faded in the...
Wenda Nel proved she was approaching her best shape just three weeks ahead of the Rio Olympics, taking third spot in...
Gift Leotlela capped his campaign at the World Junior Championships in fine style on Friday night, earning the silver medal in...
The popular City2City ultra-marathon has been called off for the second time in three years. “It is with great regret to...
The SA junior team enjoyed another solid session on Friday morning, with four of the five athletes in action making it...
A group of four SA athletes will sharpen up for the Rio Olympics, three weeks ahead of the track and field...
This year’s Old Mutual Soweto Marathon will start and finish at FNB Stadium, organisers confirmed on Thursday, at the launch of...
Sprinters Clarence Munyai and Gift Leotlela will line up among the favourites for the men’s 200m title at the World U-20...
A trio of South African athletes delivered in style on Thursday morning, going unscathed as they charged into the next rounds...
Rising javelin throw star Jo-Ane van Dyk bagged South Africa’s first medal at the World U-20 Championships on Wednesday evening, launching...
Local contenders have been given an additional boost ahead of the Cape Town Marathon in September, as they prepare to chase...
Youth Olympic champion Gezelle Magerman led the way on Wednesday morning, with four South African athletes progressing beyond the opening round...
Some of the nation’s most promising teenage prospects put up a gallant fight on Tuesday night, though they were unable to...
The SA team enjoyed a solid opening session on day one of the World U-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Tuesday,...
Sprinter Akani Simbine made a statement ahead of the Rio Olympic Games, setting a new SA 100m record at the Istvan...
South Africa’s most promising athletes will be eager to showcase their immense potential when they compete at the five-day World U-20...
South Africa’s Olympic marathon team dominated the Totalsports Women’s 10km race in Durban on Sunday. Irvette van Zyl, in the shape...
Zarck Visser took another step forward in his comeback from injury on Saturday night, winning the men’s long jump at the...
Producing the race of her life, Caster Semenya broke her own national record on Friday evening, charging to victory in the...
Eager to clear his name, Victor Hogan’s legal team says the discus thrower will appeal his doping ban. While Hogan’s A...
Discus throw giant Victor Hogan has been handed a two-year suspension for an anti-doping violation. Hogan, who finished fifth at the...
South Africa’s leading Olympic medal contenders will sharpen up for next month’s Rio Games at the ninth leg of the Diamond...
A 39-member national athletics team was named for the Rio Olympics on Thursday, with the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee...
Veteran sports journalist Mark Ouma, one of the most recognisable characters in South African athletics, has died at the age of...
A total of 60 South African athletes have achieved required standards for the athletics competition at next month’s Olympic Games in...
Making final qualifying bids for next month’s Rio Olympics, middle-distance star Johan Cronje and the SA men’s 4x100m relay squad both...
As part of a new selection strategy, Athletics South Africa (ASA) is expected to announce national squads ahead of the 2017...
Athletes will soon be paid in full, according to Athletics SA (ASA), following lengthy delays in prize money payouts for road...
South Africa’s fastest men will have one last chance to secure their place in the flagship 4x100m race at next month’s...
Johan Cronje remained locked in a race against time, after missing out again on the Olympic qualifying standard in Belgium on...
Olympic hopeful Le Roux Hamman earned a morale-boosting victory on Wednesday night, clocking 49.44 seconds to win the men’s 400m hurdles...
A 22-member final national team was announced by Athletics South Africa on Wednesday for the World U-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland...
Speedsters Lebakeng Sesele and Roscoe Engel will make late bids for positions in the national Olympic squad when they turn out...
Hurdles star Cornel Fredericks is running out of time to challenge for a place in the SA team for the Rio...
Team South Africa have retained their title as the leading athletics nation on the continent, finishing top of the medals table...
Javelin thrower Sunette Viljoen and hurdler Antonio Alkana led the way on Saturday, as South Africa earned another six medals at...
Middle-distance runners Caster Semenya and Jacob Rozani were the star performers on Friday, as the SA team scooped another six medals...
South Africa soared to the top of the table on Thursday, earning another 10 medals, including four gold, on day two...
The SA team got their campaign off to a great start on Wednesday, earning two gold medals on the opening day...
National record holder Akani Simbine ended fourth in the men’s 100m race in Boston on Saturday night, clocking 10.32 seconds at...
Rising teenage sprint star Gift Leotlela stole the show on Saturday, smashing his 200m personal best to qualify for the Rio...
The SA junior team got off to a spectacular start at the Southern Region Under-20 Championships, raking in 25 medals on...
Wayde van Niekerk extended his unbeaten run this season, scorching to victory in the men’s 400m race at the Adidas Boost...
Timetable for the African Athletics Championships at Kings Park Stadium in Durban (22-26 June, 2016): Wednesday, morning session 09:00 – 100m,...
Full entry lists, by event, for the African Athletics Championships at Kings Park Athletics Stadium in Durban (June 22-26, 2016): Men...
Struggling in cold, wet conditions on Thursday night, LJ van Zyl settled for fourth place in the men’s 400m hurdles race...
National 400m hurdles record holder LJ van Zyl will turn out as the only SA representative at the eighth leg of...
National champion Alyssa Conley stormed to a new personal best in the 200m sprint on Tuesday evening, spearheading the South African...
Cornel Fredericks remains confident of booking his place at the Olympic Games, as he embarks on his final qualifying campaign at...
South African athletes made their presence felt in Europe on Saturday, dominating multiple events at track and field meetings in Belgium,...
Dominique Scott closed out her university track career in style on Saturday, adding the women’s 5 000m title to the 10...
Building on his superb form ahead of the Rio Olympics, Wayde van Niekerk stole the show at the Racers Grand Prix...
Le Roux Hamman shattered his personal best in Pretoria on Saturday, becoming the third SA athlete to qualify for the men’s...
South African sprinters Akani Simbine, Wayde van Niekerk and Justine Palframan will face world-class fields on Saturday, as they turn out...
Distance runner Dominique Scott burst clear in the closing stages to secure a convincing victory in the women’s 10 000m final...
Versatile athlete Khotso Mokoena settled for eight place in the men’s triple jump on Thursday night, after again struggling to find...
Some of the country’s top athletes will turn out in Pretoria on Saturday, at a track and field meeting which will...
Versatile jumper Khotso Mokoena will make a lone South African appearance at the Bislett Games in Oslo on Thursday night, as...
South African marathon runners must be ready to put up a fight in Rio in August, according to veteran athlete Hendrick...
The small SA contingent struggled to hit top form at the Diamond League meeting in Birmingham, England on Sunday. Javelin thrower...
Sprinter Alyssa Conley was the best of the South African contingent at a meeting in Samorin, Slovakia on Saturday evening. Conley...
Strengthening the grip she has held on the local road running circuit this season, Irvette van Zyl coasted to another convincing...
In-form javelin throw specialist Sunette Viljoen and sprinter Carina Horn will carry the SA flag at the sixth leg of the...
A 96-member national team was announced by Athletics South Africa (ASA) on Friday for the African Senior Championships in Durban later...
South African athletes delivered superb all-round performances on Thursday night, with five competitors finishing among the top two in their respective...
All eyes will be on world champion Wayde van Niekerk, who leads a full-strength South African onslaught on Thursday night as...
Stephen Mokoka took 17th place in the men’s 10 000m race on Saturday morning (SA time) at the Prefontaine Classic track...
Stephen Mokoka says he will target a new personal best on Saturday morning (SA time) when he turns out in the...
Hurdlers Antonio Alkana and Le Roux Hamman were the star performers among a large group of SA athletes who competed at...
A six-member marathon team has been announced by the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) for the Rio Olympics in...
Athletics South Africa has announced a 33-member final team for the Southern Region Junior Championships in Lusaka, Zambia next month. While...
Ellie Greenwood of Great Britain will not defend her title at the Comrades Marathon this weekend due to a hip injury....
South Africa could have no relay teams at the Rio Olympics after second-string squads failed in their bid on Tuesday evening...
Second-string national teams will make qualifying bids for relay races at the Rio Olympics, in the absence of the country’s elite...
Middle-distance specialist Caster Semenya was the best of the SA contingent at the third leg of the Diamond League series in...
Distance runner Elroy Gelant delivered a breakthrough performance on Sunday, smashing the SA men’s 5 000m record at the World Challenge...
With a host of athletes capable of winning a wide-open men’s race, the women’s contest at next week’s Comrades Marathon could...
Sibusiso Nzima struggled in the second half, and though he lost momentum in the closing stages, he held on to finish...
The Southern Region Junior Championships has been postponed by two weeks, officials confirmed this week. In an updated calendar issued to...
Continuing his impressive comeback on Friday night, LJ van Zyl clocked his fastest time in five years in his specialist 400m...
South Africa will be well represented on the global circuit this weekend, spearheaded by 800m specialist Caster Semenya, as a group...
Distance runner Nolene Conrad kicked off her international campaign with a podium finish on Monday, overcoming cold and windy conditions in...
Stephen Mokoka defeated a world-class field on Sunday, edging out Kenyan Daniel Salel in a sprint for the line at the...
Stefan Brits set a personal best of 8.22m in the men’s long jump on Saturday, to place himself in contention for...
National champion Ruswahl Samaai was the best of the South African contingent on Saturday, taking second place in the men’s long...
The country’s elite stars will look to make another impact in the early stages of the international season, with three SA...
A total of 22 national teams have been announced to represent the country at the ASA Night Series relay meeting in...
A 37-member preliminary team was announced by Athletics South Africa on Thursday for the World Under-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland in...
A full-strength local field will be out in full force this weekend, with South Africa’s top men aiming to topple the...
Athletics South Africa named a 33-member final national team on Tuesday for the Southern Region Under-20 Championships in Lusaka next month....
Athletics South Africa has named an 87-member preliminary team for the African Senior Championships in Durban next month. The federation said...
An international relay meeting will be held in Polokwane on May 24, Athletics SA has confirmed, with time running out for...
Kenyan Barnabus Kiptum dominated the men’s race and Ethiopian Chelitu Asefa won an exciting sprint finish in a hard-fought women’s contest...
South African athletes struggled to put up a challenge, finishing well down the field on Saturday, on the opening day of...
Athletes battled cold and windy conditions on Saturday in the fight for medals as the two-day SA Open Championships came to...
Irvette van Zyl was back on the road on Saturday, two weeks after her Olympic qualifying performance at the London Marathon,...
Caster Semenya and Sunette Viljoen carried a strong South African contingent on Friday night, earning victories at the opening leg of...
Sprinter Wayde van Niekerk and hurdles prospect Lindsay Hanekom were the star performers on Friday, setting world-class times on the opening...
All eyes will be on 400m world champion Wayde van Niekerk this weekend as he makes his final appearance of the...
South Africa’s elite stars will converge on Doha on Friday night, aiming to get the international season off to an explosive...
Athletics South Africa said on Wednesday it was satisfied with the latest assurance it had received from government, which claimed the...
Distance runner Dominique Scott smashed her 10 000m personal best on Monday to achieve the qualifying standard for the Rio Olympics....
Long jumper Lynique Prinsloo produced her best leap in three years to qualify for the Rio Olympics on Saturday, spearheading some...
American Camille Herron has withdrawn from next month’s Comrades Marathon with a hamstring injury. Herron, who won the 50km and 100km...
Kovsies speedster Wayde van Niekerk and UJ triple jumper Patience Nshingila led the way on Friday, producing career-best performances on the...
Though she expects a strong challenge from the local and international line-ups, Ellie Greenwood says she is fit and ready to...
A total of 23 South African distance runners have achieved the qualifying standards of 2:19:00 and 2:45:00 for the men’s and...
Irvette van Zyl booked her place in the SA 42km team for the Rio Olympics on Sunday, taking 15th position in...
Competing in her first 42km race in 19 months, Irvette van Zyl hopes to take control of the Olympic qualifying contest...
Verstile distance runners Stephen Mokoka and Elroy Gelant are expected to lead the local challenge against a world-class line-up next month,...
The nation’s top Under-18 athletes were delivered a major blow on Thursday when it was revealed the CAA Southern Region Youth...
Middle-distance runners produced some thrilling contests on Tuesday night, at the third leg of the ASA Night Series in Port Elizabeth,...
All three podium finishers from last year’s race will be back next month, with Kenyan athletes again expected to spearhead the...
Fresh off her win in the 5 000m final at the SA Senior Championships in Stellenbosch on Friday, Irvette van Zyl...
Competing in the second 42km race of her career on Sunday, Diana-Lebo Phalula shattered her personal best at the Enschede Marathon...
Caster Semenya continued to build on her impressive form in the early stages of the season, making history with a remarkable...
Henricho Bruintjies and Alyssa Conley produced stunning upsets on Friday night to close out day one of the SA Senior Championships...
The lead protagonists in South Africa’s ongoing sprint revolution are expected to spearhead the charge over the next couple of days,...
Athletics South Africa has announced a 37-member preliminary team for the Southern Region Junior Championships in Zambia in June. The federation...
Organisers of the successful OneRun 12km race have launched another event, this one to be held over 10km in Johannesburg, and...
Athletics South Africa has announced a 48-member provisional squad for the World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, in July. The federation...
Lusapho April made history in Germany on Sunday, becoming the first man to win the Hannover Marathon three times. After charging...
Anel Oosthuizen produced a breakthrough performance on Saturday, shattering the 17-year-old South African record in the women’s 20km walk at a...
Eager to bounce back after struggling to hit top form over the last couple of seasons, Lusapho April is targeting a...
In-form long jumper Ruswahl Samaai produced a season’s best in Stellenbosch on Thursday night, as he led the University of Johannesburg...
A 26-member provisional squad has been announced by Athletics South Africa for the Southern Region Youth Championships in Lesotho later this...
A lucrative cash incentive is on offer this evening for any athlete who breaks a national record at Coetzenburg Stadium, Varsity...
Comrades Marathon gold medallist Joseph Mphuthi has been handed a two-year ban for a doping offence, officials have confirmed. He is...
There was joy for some, but disappointment for others, as South African distance runners experienced mixed fortunes around the world this...
While the country’s rising sprint stars were flaunting their talent at the three-day SA Sub-Youth, Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships, which...
Teenage sprinter Clarence Munyai stole the show on Saturday, as the ASA Sub-Youth, Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships came to a...
Thando Roto and Gift Leotlela led the way on Friday, as Gauteng North’s powerful sprint team continued to dominate on day...
Sprinter Gift Leotlela, hammer thrower Tharina van der Walt and race walker Mizaan Viljoen were the stand-out performers on Thursday, as...
The stage is set for South Africa’s most promising sprinters to light up the track, as they prepare to square off...
Stephen Mokoka carried the SA team on Saturday, producing a brave performance to finish 10th at the World Half-Marathon Championships in...
Caroline Wostmann extended her impressive streak on the top-flight ultra-distance circuit, defending her Old Mutual Two Oceans 56km title with a...
Continuing her steady improvement in the early stages of her senior career, race walker Anel Oosthuizen took another step forward on...
Using his experience, Stephen Mokoka hopes to put up a challenge on Saturday as he prepares to lead the South African...
Middle-distance runners Caster Semenya and Elroy Gelant were the star performers on Tuesday evening, achieving Olympic qualifying marks in their respective...
Sprinters and middle-distance runners will be targeting world-class performances at the second leg of the ASA Nite Series in Cape Town...
Ruswahl Samaai equalled the SA indoor record on Sunday, producing a leap of 8.18m in the men’s long jump final and...
Lusapho April took sixth place in the elite men’s race, and veteran compatriot Ernst van Dyk successfully defended his wheelchair title...
Antonio Alkana has been removed from the start lists for the men’s 60m hurdles semifinals at the IAAF World Indoor Championships...
Marc Mundell and Anel Oosthuizen delivered solid performances at the World Race Walking Challenge event in Dudince, Slovakia on Saturday. Mundell...
Antonio Alkana made a solid start to his indoor career, progressing to the penultimate round of the men’s 60m hurdles, as...
Akani Simbine and Caster Semenya stole the show at the opening leg of the Varsity Athletics series at the University of...
The rookie seven-man national team is ready to give its best, after arriving in Portland, Oregon in good spirits on Wednesday...
Chasing an elusive title, perennial runner-up Irvette van Zyl hopes her spectacular form will convert into a deserved victory at the...
Additional incentives will be provided this season, as South Africa’s most accomplished road runners square off in the 10th annual edition...
Two of the country’s top distance runners will join some of their compatriots on the international marathon circuit next month, adding...
Veteran distance runner Hendrick Ramaala will make his final bid to qualify for a record fifth Olympic Games when he competes...
Both Varsity Athletics meetings will go ahead this season, organisers revealed on Tuesday, with the postponed second leg re-scheduled for next...
A mixed bag of disciplines will be showcased at the second leg of the ASA Nite Series, as the top-flight domestic...
Jenna Challenor improved her chances of representing the country at the Rio Olympics by charging to a personal best at the...
While they struggled to put up a fight as individuals, the SA team delivered a solid all-round performance, working together to...
Sprinter Wayde van Niekerk stole the show on Saturday, producing the performance of the weekend as the various provincial track and...
Ultra-distance specialists Fanie Matshipa and Caroline Wostmann led a South African cleansweep in Hartbeespoort on Saturday, romping to comfortable victories at...
Lusapho April says he will chase his course record at the Hannover Marathon next month, as he aims to become the...
The Varsity Athletics meeting scheduled to be held at the University of Johannesburg next week will go ahead as planned. Organisers...
The national team is ready to tackle the African Cross Country Championships on Saturday, according to captains Precious Mashele and Diana-Lebo...
It has been left too late, according to government, to resolve an administrative blunder that has left the national university cross...
The sprinters stole the show on Tuesday night, spearheaded by Akani Simbine, at the first leg of the newly launched Athletics...
Cash incentives for record performances and podium places will be on offer for athletes during the 2016 season, Athletics South Africa...
Lebogang Shange admitted he struggled to find his best form at the weekend, though he held on to reach the podium...
Long jump prodigy Luvo Manyonga made a spectacular return to top-flight competition on Saturday, offering the first real indication that he...
Some of the country’s most accomplished athletes will turn out in Pretoria on Tuesday evening, with the top-flight domestic season set...
South Africa has withdrawn its team for next week’s World Student Cross Country Championships, after it was left too late to...
A top-flight Diamond League track and field meeting will be held in Africa for the first time this season, the International...
Wheelchair racer Pieter du Preez has received international recognition for his achievements in the 2015 season, after being nominated for the...
The opening leg of the annual Varsity Athletics series has been postponed duo to ongoing student protests around the country. Organisers...
While his immediate goal is for sprint prodigy Tlotliso Leotlela to find consistency at top-flight level, coach Hennie Kriel believes the...
South Africa’s fastest athletes are expected to headline the opening leg of the inaugural ASA Nite Series, with organisers focussing on...
Veteran wheelchair racer Ernst van Dyk put up a strong fight on Sunday to take second place at the Tokyo Marathon...
Lusapho April kicked off his 2016 campaign in style on Saturday, charging to victory in an impressive solo time trial at...
South Africa will have no representatives in individual sprint events in Portland next month, after Henricho Bruintjies was removed from the...
Former South African distance running star Colleen de Reuck will return ‘home’ next month to make her ultra-distance debut at the...
South Africa’s domestic track and field season will include four Nite Series meetings around the country, Athletics SA has confirmed. The...
Lusapho April will compete at the New York City Half-Marathon next month, organisers have confirmed. The 33-year-old South African was fourth...
Chet Sainsbury, one of the most recognisable personalities in South African road running due to the tremendous influence he had one...
Sibusiso Nzima knocked two minutes off his personal best at the Seville Marathon in Spain on Sunday. The 29-year-old athlete crossed...
Distance runner Dominique Scott-Efurd smashed her own SA record in the women’s indoor mile in New York on Saturday. The 23-year-old...
Lebogang Shange shattered his own national record on Sunday, taking second place in the men’s 20km walk at the Oceania Race...
Overcoming strong winds and a brutal course, Lucas Jani and debutant Patience Khumalo won a battle of attrition on Saturday to...
Theodore Nothling and junior athlete Simonay Weitsz won the men’s and women’s 1 000m races at UJ Stadium in Joburg on...
Defending champion Theodore Nothling will face a strong challenge from a large 18-man elite field at the third and final leg...
Middle-distance specialist Andre Olivier will cut his indoor campaign short and return home to focus on the outdoor season. Olivier made...
Mapaseka Makhanya will compete at the Daegu Marathon in South Korea in April, the elite distance runner has confirmed, as she...
A memorial service will be held in Centurion on Thursday for elite long-distance runner Riana van Niekerk. The athletics community will...
Athletics South Africa released official times for the men’s and women’s winners on Sunday, though full results remained unavailable for the...
Andre Olivier made a return to top-flight competition on Saturday night, taking fourth place in the men’s 800m race at the...
Sprinters Henricho Bruintjies and Carina Horn improved their 60m career records at the Istaf Indoor meeting in Berlin on Saturday night....
Four-time Comrades Marathon gold medallist Riana van Niekerk died on Saturday after a lengthy cancer battle. The 39-year-old athlete, who also...
Cherese Jones took fourth place in the women’s 60m dash on Friday night, clocking 7.58 seconds at the International Gugl Games...
A 24-member national team has been announced by Athletics SA for the African Cross Country Championships in Cameroon next month. Additional...
A revised 10-member team has been released by Athletics South Africa for the World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon next month....
A final 10-member team has been named by Athletics South Africa for the World Half-Marathon Championships in Cardiff next month. The...
An 11-member national team has been announced by University Sport South Africa for the World Student Cross Country Championships in Cassino,...
Returning from a lengthy injury-enforced layoff, middle-distance specialist Andre Olivier hopes to bounce back with a bang this weekend. Olivier will...
The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) has issued a warning to potential cheats ahead of the 91st edition of the iconic race....
Sprinters Carina Horn and Henricho Bruintjies set career records in the 60m dash on Saturday night, with both athletes progressing to...
Wayne Snyman shattered the South African record in the men’s 3 000m walk on Saturday, winning a track race held on...
Getting his season underway in style, Ryan Sandes took third place at the Tarawera 100km trail race in New Zealand on...
Elroy Gelant stunned a quality line-up on Saturday, bouncing back to form to win the men’s title at the SA 10km...
Speedsters Henricho Bruintjies and Carina Horn will continue to build momentum in the early stages of the international track and field...
A hard-fought battle is expected to be waged on Saturday for the men’s title, while the women’s field for the SA...
Lebogang Shange clocked the fastest ever 10 000m time by a South African race walker on Thursday. The 25-year-old athlete covered...
Two of South Africa’s fastest athletes got the nation’s international track and field season underway with solid performances at the PSD...
South Africa’s international track and field season gets underway on Wednesday night when sprinters Henricho Bruintjies and Carina Horn compete at...
Eager to bounce back from an injury-rattled 2015 campaign, Mapaseka Makhanya is confident of regaining her best form as she tackles...
Olympic marathon hopeful Irvette van Zyl and Comrades Marathon contender Charne Bosman produced stunning early-season performances on Sunday, coasting to victory...
One-lap hurdles specialist Wenda Nel cruised to victory on Friday night, as she started to build early momentum for the Olympic...
Pre-race favourite Mekonnen Gebremedhin lived up to the hype on Wednesday evening, with the Ethiopian athlete breaking away on the final...
Athletics South Africa named an 11-member team on Tuesday for the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon in March. Six...
Experienced marathon runner Tanith Maxwell will have one more crack at the Olympic qualifying mark, according to her domestic club. Maxwell’s...
The South African athletics community was left reeling on Monday after 26-year-old distance runner Thitshaamba Ravhandalala passed away following a long...
Tanith Maxwell is running of time if she hopes to qualify for this year’s Rio Olympics, after she failed to finish...
Irvette van Zyl stormed back into form on Saturday, charging to victory at the PWC George Claassen Road Race in Pretoria....
Tanith Maxwell will aim for another podium place when she turns out in the Gran Canaria Marathon in Las Palmas on...
Gladwin Mzazi continued to struggle in the early stages of his 42km career, dropping out of the Dubai Marathon in the...
Former World Indoor Championships bronze medallist Mekonnen Gebremedhin of Ethiopia and Irish middle-distance runner Ciara Everard will carry the hopes of...
Gladwin Mzazi will spearhead a lone South African charge at the prestigious Dubai Marathon in the United Arab Emirates on Friday...
Shaking off a 2015 season that was derailed by injury, 400m hurdler Cornel Fredericks says he is ready to hit top...
South Africa announced a 13-member provisional squad on Monday for the IAAF World Half-Marathon Championships in Cardiff in March. The squad...
Elroy Gelant got his season off to a solid start with another victory at the Dis-Chem Half-Marathon in Bedfordview on Sunday...
The elite South African contingent failed to mount a challenge at the Mumbai Marathon in India on Sunday morning, trailing home...
A number of South Africa’s top athletes will turn out for the Boxer Athletic Club this season, with the professional outfit...
Former national champion Desmond Mokgobu will return to the Santiago Marathon in Chile in April. Mokgobu, who bagged the SA 42km...
Athletics South Africa named a 42-member provisional squad on Friday for the African Cross Country Championships in Cameroon next month. The...
Lusapho April will lead the South African charge during the northern hemisphere’s spring marathon season as he heads back to his...
South Africa’s newest professional running club took another step forward on Wednesday by signing two of the country’s top road runners....
Irvette van Zyl has been included in the line-up for the London Marathon in April, organisers confirmed on Tuesday. The 28-year-old...
Having shaken off the after-effects of illness last year, Ryan Sandes is looking forward to his first two races of the...
Race walker Lebogang Shange made his intentions clear at the weekend, setting a new 10 000m personal best in his first...
Team South Africa will return home on Tuesday morning with three medals, but there is some work to do for the...
Foreign athletes dominated the Mandela Day Marathon in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday. Matela Makhetha of Lesotho held off a charge from Ethiopian...
Sunette Viljoen carried the SA flag on Friday, easily booking her place in the women’s javelin throw final on the seventh...
Schedule of SA athletes competing on Saturday, on day eight of the IAAF World Championships in Beijing (29 August 2015): Morning...
South Africa’s sprinters continued to pave the way for the national team at the World Championships on Thursday, with Anaso Jobodwana...
Schedule of SA athletes competing on day seven of the World Championships in Beijing on Friday (28 August 2015): Morning session:...
Wayde van Niekerk shone for Team SA on Wednesday, charging to victory in the men’s 400m final as he bagged the...
Schedule of SA athletes competing on day six of the World Championships in Beijing on Thursday (27 August 2015): Morning session:...
Schedule of SA athletes competing on day five of the IAAF World Championships in Beijing on Wednesday (26 August 2015): Morning...
Wenda Nel (photo credit: Reg Caldecott/HPC) It was a day of highs and lows at the World Championships on Monday, with...
Schedule of SA athletes competing on Tuesday, on day four of the IAAF World Championships in Beijing (24 August 2015): Afternoon...
Schedule of SA athletes competing on day three of the IAAF World Championships in Beijing on Monday (24 August 2015): Morning...
Race walker Lebogang Shange broke his own SA record on Sunday to finish 11th in the men’s 20km final on the...
Henricho Bruintjies Three South Africans progressed beyond the first rounds of their events on Saturday, as South Africa gained momentum in...
Schedule of SA athletes competing on day two of the World Championships in Beijing on Sunday (23 August 2015): Morning session:...
Schedule of South African athletes competing on day one of the IAAF World Championships in Beijing on Saturday (22 August, 2015):...
Some of South Africa’s most promising 42km runners will face a host of world-class athletes when the second edition of the...
Ultra-distance runner Caroline Wostmann was named Spar GSport Athlete of the Year, with athletics scooping more awards than any other sport...
The 2016 Comrades Marathon was launched in Johannesburg on Thursday, with organisers promising another spectacular edition of the prestigious annual ultra-distance...
Dumisane Hlaselo is one of three athletes invited by the IAAF to the World Championships Middle-distance runners Dumisane Hlaselo, Dikotsi Lekopa...
A 31-member team has been announced by Athletics South Africa for the World Championships in Beijing at the end of August....
Lebo and Lebogang Phalula breaking clear of Nolene Conrad in Stellenbosch (photo credit: Peter Kirk Media / www.stillwatersports.com) Twin sisters Lebo...
Javelin thrower Sunette Viljoen and sprinter Anaso Jobodwana were the best of the South African performers at the Diamond League meeting...
One of South Africa’s most popular road races will be back this year, Central Gauteng Athletics confirmed on Wednesday. The provincial...
A 58-member athletics team has been announced by the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) for the African Games in...
Sprinter Wayde van Niekerk shone again on Saturday, spearheading a solid all-round performance by a nine-member South African contingent at the...
Twin sisters Lebo and Lebogang Phalula dominated the women’s race Lucky Mohale stunned a world-class men’s field and Lebo Phalula held...
Gladwin Mzazi (left) and Stephen Mokoka, seen here celebrating their one-two finish at the 2013 World Student Games, are among the...
Sandile Ngunuza tested positive for two banned substances after this year’s 87km ‘up’ run from Durban to Pietermaritzburg (photo credit: www.heraldlive.co.za)...
A large nine-member South African contingent will compete at the two-day Diamond League meeting in London this weekend. Wenda Nel, in...
Akani Simbine coasted to an easy double on Wednesday night, winning the men’s 100m and 200m races at the Folksam Grand...
An eight-member national athletics team has been announced for the Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia, Samoa in September. The squad includes...
In-form Lebo Phalula defends her title at the Port Elizabeth leg of the Spar Women’s Grand Prix 10km series in May...
South Africa’s rising athletics stars delivered a superb all-round performance, highlighting the nation’s immense potential by matching their best ever performance...
Sprinter Kyle Appel scooped two medals on Sunday, leading a South African onslaught as the national team rocketed up the standings...
Werner Visser on his way to victory in the discus throw final (photo credit: www.iaaf.org) Breaking the drought on Saturday, Werner...
Team South Africa will be confident of bagging their first medal on Saturday, with five athletes targeting podium places on the...
Team South Africa delivered a near flawless morning session on day three of the World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia on...
It was a session of near misses for the SA team on Thursday night, as they remained without a medal after...
Mpho Tladi cruised into the boys’ 110m hurdles semifinals Another four South African athletes made it safely through the opening rounds...
South Africa missed out on their first medal on Wednesday night, with Burger Lambrechts pushed into fourth place in a hard-fought...
Seven athletes progressed beyond the first round of their events in the morning session on Wednesday, as South Africa got their...
Wayde van Niekerk made history again on Tuesday night, becoming the first South African athlete to dip under 20 seconds in...
Athletics South Africa has cut the national squad for the World Championships by more than 50%, with less than six weeks...
Bolstered by a boost in confidence by her latest achievement, Carina Horn says she is eager to turn out at the...
Akani Simbine led the charge in Gwangju, bagging individual gold and relay bronze (photo credit: Reg Caldecott) South Africa were awarded...
The South African athletics team raked in three more medals on the final day of track and field competition at the...
After producing consistent performances for the last two seasons, repeatedly knocking on the door of the SA 100m record, Carina Horn...
Cornel Fredericks will compete for the first time this season when he makes his return from injury at the World Challenge...
Sprinter Justine Palframan delivered the race of her life on Friday, charging to South Africa’s second gold medal at the World...
Three South African athletes secured second spot on the podiums of their respective events on Thursday night, producing a solid all-round...
Akani Simbine continued his steady improvement, storming to victory in the men’s 100m final as he equalled the national record at...
Jaco Engelbrecht, seen here competing in the Varsity Athletics series, finished sixth in the men’s shot put final South Africa’s athletics...
Distance runner Dominique Scott smashed her 1 500m personal best on Tuesday, taking sixth place at the European Permit meeting in...
Carina Horn stormed to third place against a world-class 100m field on Tuesday night, at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial in Budapest,...
Race walker Lebogang Shange broke his fourth SA record of the season with another superb performance at the European Permit meeting...
The national university athletics team was dealt a blow on Tuesday after it was confirmed that in-form sprinter Henricho Bruintjies had...
South African athletics is experiencing one of its best ever seasons, in the build-up to the World Championships in Beijing next...
Members of the African team (with Lusapho April, far left) after their victory at the Peachtree Cup (photo credit: www.ajc.com) Lusapho...
Johan van der Merwe continued his dominance of the Washie 100-miler at the weekend (photo credit: www.dispatchlive.co.za) Johan van der Merwe...
Henricho Bruintjies set a new South African record in the 100m sprint on Sunday. The 21-year-old speedster from Tuks charged to...
Wayde van Niekerk produced the best performance of his life on Saturday night, smashing his national 400m record at the Diamond...
Zarck Visser roared back into form on Saturday, launching a massive career record at the Bad Langensalza long jump meeting in...
Three South African athletes will turn out at the Diamond League meeting in Paris on Saturday night. Javelin star Sunette Viljoen,...
Orazio Cremona is fighting back from a persistent injury as he targets the World Championships in Beijing (photo credit: Reg Caldecott)...
(photo credit: runningmatters.co.za) Elite long-distance runner Thozama April will be able to compete again in January 2017, the SA Institute for...
Displaying spectacular form on the eve of the World Student Games, sprinter Akani Simbine has now shifted his focus towards the...
Akani Simbine chopped 0.03 off his personal best on Wednesday night, becoming the second South African sprinter to dip under the...
(Photo credit: Reg Caldecott) Ultra-distance sensation Caroline Wostmann will compete at the New York Marathon in November, as she takes the...
South Africa’s most versatile athlete, Willem Coertzen, narrowly missed out on his second African record in four weeks, taking second place...
Ultra-distance trail runner Ryan Sandes was forced to withdraw from the prestigious Western States Endurance Run at the weekend. The 33-year-old...
Ryan Sandes is geared up for his third appearance at the world’s most prestigious ultra-distance trail race (photo credit: Craig Kolesky/Red...
Sprinter Carina Horn and hurdler Antonio Alkana set new personal bests in Turku, Finland on Thursday night, as the speedsters led...
With a run of bad luck behind him, Fredriech Pretorius is eager to shine at the World Student Games (photo credit:...
Six South African athletes will turn out at the Paavo Nurmi Games, a European Permit meeting in Turku, Finland on Thursday...
Former Hannover Marathon winner Lusapho April will compete at the world’s largest 10km event next week when he represents the African...
Race walker Lebogang Shange has broken his third national record of the season, smashing the 26-year-old SA mark over 20 000m...
(Photo credit: Reg Caldecott) After delivering a superb first half to the season, at both domestic and international level, one-lap hurdler...
Henricho Bruintjies has joined a group of breakthrough athletes in leading a new generation of SA sprinters (photo credit: Reg Caldecott)...
Wenda Nel was the best of the SA contingent on Sunday, winning the women’s 400m hurdles race at the World Challenge...
LJ van Zyl burst back into form by finishing second at the New York Diamond League (photo credit: Reg Caldecott) One-lap...
Wayde van Niekerk made a statement on Saturday night, in the build-up to the World Championships in Beijing in August, chopping...
Akani Simbine is up against Tyson Gay at the New York Diamond League (photo credit: Reg Caldecott) As he prepares to...
Sunette Viljoen narrowly missed out in a hard-fought javelin throw contest, and Anaso Jobodwana put up a strong challenge in the...
Anaso Jobodwana will spearhead a five-member SA contingent in Oslo on Thursday night, as he aims for his maiden Diamond League...
A final 25-member national team has been announced for the World Youth Championships in Cali next month. The only change to...
Producing the race of his life, sprinter Henricho Bruintjies smashed his 100m personal best to stun fancied compatriot Anaso Jobodwana at...
(Photo credit: Reg Caldecott) Elite South African race walker Lebogang Shange hopes to put up a fight among the world’s best...
Wayde van Niekerk smashed the African record over the rarely run 300m distance on Sunday, securing a comfortable victory at the...
The podium finishers in Durban (from left): Nolene Conrad, Lebogang Phalula and Rutendo Nyahora (photo credit: Reg Caldecott) Lebogang Phalula held...
South Africa will be well represented at the next leg of the Diamond League series, with five SA athletes turning out...
(Photo credit: Bedfordview Edenvale News) Former Comrades Marathon gold medallist Elias Mabane could face a ban of up to four years...
Akani Simbine made a superb international season debut on Thursday night, setting his fastest time of the year in the men’s...
Sprinter Akani Simbine and javelin thrower Rocco van Rooyen will carry the South African flag at the Diamond League meeting in...
Lebogang Shange is gearing up for another national record attempt on Saturday (photo credit: Reg Caldecott) In-form race walker Lebogang Shange...
South Africa’s newest ultra-distance sensation, Caroline Wostmann, is looking forward to the options laid out in front of her, after producing...
Making a spectacular comeback from injury, Willem Coertzen broke his own SA decathlon record at the IAAF Combined Events Challenge in...
Anaso Jobodwana broke the national 200m record for the second time in two weeks, with a superb performance at the Prefontaine...
Stephen Mokoka achieved his goal on Friday night, dipping under the qualifying standard for the World Championships in the men’s 10...
Elite ultra-distance runner Riana van Niekerk and her family have been left reeling in shock after she was diagnosed with pancreatic...
Four South African athletes will compete at the Prefontaine Classic, a Diamond League meeting in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday and Saturday....
Caroline Wostmann has the ability to join an illustrious group of athletes by winning the Comrades Marathon in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday,...
On target for another World Challenge victory, Wenda Nel hit the final hurdle and lost momentum in Ostrava on Tuesday night,...
Charne Bosman is hoping for a solid performance in KwaZulu-Natal this weekend (photo credit: Reg Caldecott) Having paid her dues over...
The senior women’s field racing over the previous 8km distance at the 2012 African Cross Country Championships in Cape Town Senior...
Wenda Nel faces a strong field at the Ostrava World Challenge (photo credit: Reg Caldecott) In-form hurdler Wenda Nel and middle-distance...
Andre Olivier dipped under the 800m qualifying standard for the World Championships Sprinter Akani Simbine and middle-distance runner Andre Olivier were...
Jackie Mekler en route to one of his five Comrades victories Former winners Jackie Mekler, Sam Tshabalala and Bernard Gomersall will...
Sprinter Henricho Bruintjies delivered in style on Saturday, reaching the podium in the men’s 100m and 200m events as he spearheaded...
Rocco van Rooyen launched a massive personal best in Cape Town on Saturday, smashing his career record by more than five...
South Africa’s international track and field campaign will gain momentum this weekend, with 18 athletes turning out at the World Challenge...
Wenda Nel stormed to a new career record in her first international race of the year (photo credit: Reg Caldecott) Building...
After producing superb form on the domestic circuit, 400m hurdler Wenda Nel is eager to get her international campaign under way...
The halfway cut-off has been extended for next week’s Comrades Marathon, organisers confirmed on Tuesday. While the Comrades Marathon Association had...
A 37-member provisional SA team has been announced for the Southern Region Senior Championships in Mauritius next month. “Any athlete not...
A 24-member provisional SA team has been announced for the World Youth Championships in Cali in July. “Any athlete not in...
A 63-member provisional SA squad has been announced for the World Championships in Beijing in August. “Any athlete not in the...
Khotso Mokoena made a solid international season debut on Sunday to qualify for the World Championships in Beijing in August. The...
Annemie Smith broke her own SA hammer throw record in Michigan on Saturday. The 23-year-old athlete, a student at the University...
Daniel Salel, Timothy Toroitich and Emmanuel Bett battling it out at the FNB One Run (photo credit: Volume Photography) Multiple World...
Anaso Jobodwana smashed the national 200m record on Saturday night, clocking 20.06 seconds at the Cayman Invitational meeting in the Cayman...
African long jump champion Zarck Visser burst back into form on Saturday with a solid 8.18m leap at the first of...
LJ van Zyl admitted he was not at his best on Friday night, after settling for sixth place in the men’s...
One-lap hurdler LJ van Zyl will be the only South African competing in Doha on Friday night, at the opening leg...
Sufficient medical assistance will be available to all runners on race day, organisers of the annual Comrades Marathon have assured participants,...
Makhanya on her way to a record victory at the opening leg in Cape Town (Photo credit: Reg Caldecott) Mapaseka Makhanya...
Ultra-distance trail runner Ryan Sandes has shaken off a rare disappointing performance at the weekend, as he gears up for the...
The domestic track and field season has been extended, with Athletics SA adding two more top-flight meetings to the schedule this...
Stephen Mokoka has broken his second SA record in three weeks, chopping 22 seconds off the long-standing national 10km mark at...
Former World Championships bronze medallist LJ van Zyl got his international campaign off to a cracking start on Saturday, equalling the...
Lebogang Phalula (left), Diana-Lebo Phalula and Rutendo Nyahora at the post-race press conference In a repeat of her victorious effort last...
The official route for the 90th Comrades Marathon, between Durban and Pietermaritzburg on May 31, will be 87.72km, the organisers confirmed...
Elroy Gelant and Lusapho April challenging Ethiopia’s Bonsa Dida at last year’s World Half-Marathon Championships in Copenhagen Some of South Africa’s...
The lead group pushing the pace at the Spar Grand Prix race in Cape Town in March (from left): Mapaseka Makhanya,...
Organisers are hoping two young Ethiopian athletes will help push the pace up front, after three world-class runners withdrew from the...
Sixteen countries will be represented at the SA Open Championships in Potchefstroom this weekend, including the host nation, with 100 international...
Rising distance running star Dominique Scott smashed her personal best in the women’s 5 000m race at the Payton Jordan Invitational...
Jenna Challenor overcame significant challenges to finish 12th at the Prague Marathon on Sunday. The 33-year-old Durbanite, competing in only her...
Building momentum in a breakthrough 2015 campaign, distance running sensation Dominique Scott hopes to put herself in the mix for victory...
Kenyan distance runner Michael Kipyego, seen here winning the 2012 Tokyo Marathon, is in the field for the Cape Town One...
Sprint sensation Gift Leotlela led the charge at the African Youth Championships, as South Africa romped to the top of the...
Ryan Sandes is gearing up for his TransVulcania debut (photo credit: Craig Kolesky, Red Bull) Returning to the racing trails after...
Former national 10km champion Sibusiso Nzima finished fourth in 2:16:35 at the Dusseldorf Marathon, in Germany, on Sunday. The 28-year-old athlete...
Veteran Ernst van Dyk, the only South African competing in an elite division at the London Marathon, finished fifth in the...
After finishing outside the top 10 in his third 42km race in succession, Lusapho April remains confident about his progress in...
Tuks and Pukke athletes celebrate after sharing the Varsity Athletics trophy North-West University (Pukke) dominated the second and final leg of...
Veteran wheelchair racer Ernst van Dyk proved he was still at the top of his game on Monday, taking second place...
Linet Masai after defending her title at the New York Mini 10km race in 2011 (photo credit: PACE Sports Management) Two...
Versatile road runner Mapaseka Makhanya was satisfied with her performance after smashing her personal best in her first international 42km race....
Distance runner Stephen Mokoka and long jumper Ruswahl Samaai were the standout performers at the SA Senior Championships in Stellenbosch at...
Mapaseka Makhanya hopes to become the fifth South African woman to break the 2:30 barrier over the 42km distance on Sunday....
Akani Simbine (photo credit: Reg Caldecott) South African athletics is set for a feast of action in Stellenbosch over the next...
Fourteen alleged cheats have been disqualified for not running the full distance at the 2012 and 2013 Comrades Marathons. Revealing the...
Simon Magakwe cannot compete again until December 2016, Athletics South Africa confirmed on Tuesday, after the speedster from Rustenburg was banned...
Athletics South Africa named a 27-member team on Tuesday for the African Youth Championships, to be held in Mauritius between April...
The nation’s Under-17 athletes displayed spectacular form in the build-up to the World Youth Championships, producing solid all-round performances at the...
Desmond Mokgobu (right) with Enos Matalane and Xolisa Tyali after the 2011 Vodacom Country Challenge National champion Desmond Mokgobu improved his...
Rene Kalmer took sixth place at the Vienna Marathon in Austria on Sunday, with younger sister Christine Kalmer securing ninth position...
Aiming for the third sub-2:30 performance of her career, Rene Kalmer believes she can set a new personal best when she...
Youth girls stole the show on Thursday, with two national records falling on the opening day of the South African age...
Commonwealth Games 400m hurdles champion Cornel Fredericks (Photo courtesy Reg Caldecott, HPC) One-lap hurdles ace Cornel Fredericks will be sidelined from...
Vivian Cheruiyot leads Ethiopia’s Meseret Defar, on her way to victory in the women’s 5 000m final at the 2009 World...
High Performance Centre coach Lindsey Parry (photo credit: Reg Caldecott) Following Caroline Wostmann’s victory at the Two Oceans ultra-marathon, High Performance...
Dominique Scott carried her impressive indoor form this season to the outdoor circuit, smashing her 10 000m personal best in California...
Caroline Wostmann was grinning from ear to ear when she crossed the finish line in Cape Town on Saturday, as she...
Mapaseka Makhanya (left) and Rutendo Nyahora at the post-race media conference Mapaseka Makhanya returned to her best form on Sunday, securing...
Stephen Mokoka and Nolene Conrad led the national men’s and women’s squads in tough conditions in Guiyang on Saturday, as they...
Organisers remain confident of pulling off another successful race, after confirming the alternative route will be used for next week’s Old...
The national team took a knock ahead of the World Cross Country Championships after top junior athlete Ikageng Gaorekwe was left...
Sprinters Akani Simbine and Justine Palframan led the charge in Potchefstroom on Tuesday evening, producing the performances of the meeting at...
National javelin throw record holder Sunette Viljoen is looking forward to a successful season after getting her 2015 campaign off to...
Rene Kalmer admitted she struggled on Sunday, settling for 14th place at the Lisbon Half-Marathon in Portugal. She crossed the finish...
(Photo credit: Reg Caldecott) Lebogang Shange continued his fine form in Dudince, Slovakia, on Saturday, becoming the first South African to...
Riana van Niekerk made history on Saturday, becoming the first athlete to bag seven titles at the Om die Dam ultra-marathon....
Sprinter Akani Simbine warmed up for his assault on the SA 100m record, racing to a personal best in the men’s...
Teenage sprinter Abdalleleh Haroun of Qatar and one-lap hurdler LJ van Zyl produced the standout performances of the Sasol NWU Prestige...
Local athletes are expected to dominate the Pukke Prestige meeting in Sasolburg on Thursday night, spearheaded by hosts North-West University, as...
Some of the country’s most accomplished track and field stars have confirmed their participation in the 2015 Varsity Athletics series. Two...
Lusapho April put up a strong fight to finish fourth in the elite men’s event, and Ernst van Dyk coasted to...
Photo credit: Reg Caldecott Lebogang Shange smashed the national 20km race walking record on Sunday, clocking 1:21:50 in Lugano, Switzerland. Just...
Hendrick Ramaala will be back for his second old Mutual Two Oceans ultra-marathon next month, the veteran athlete has confirmed. Ramaala,...
Provincial body Athletics Gauteng North (AGN) has admitted fault and apologised after an athlete was disqualified from the SA 10km Championships...
Gauteng North athlete Nokuthula Mokoana was left fuming on Monday after she was “disqualified” from the SA 10km Championships in Pretoria....
The SA junior squad finished their campaign in style on Sunday, bagging nine more medals to end second in the final...
Photo credit: Reg Caldecott Race walker Lebogang Shange has set his sights on every national record on the track after smashing...
Joel Mmone and Nolene Conrad both set personal bests at the ASTA Footing 10km race in Taroudant, Morocco, on Sunday. Mmone...
The nation’s elite women led the way in Addis Ababa on Saturday, as South Africa scooped another seven medals on the...
The national junior squad gained momentum on Friday, bagging five more medals at the African Junior Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa....
Leandri Geel and Kaitlyn Sparks got South Africa’s campaign off to a great start on Thursday, grabbing gold medals on the...
Veteran athlete Never Matiya has been handed a two-year ban after facing a Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) disciplinary hearing. Matiya was...
South African athletes struggled in warm, humid conditions at the Durban City Marathon on Saturday, with athletes from Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and...
Pre-race favourite Stephen Mokoka lived up to the hype, producing a stunning turn of speed to retain his title at the...
Lusapho April continued his impressive build-up to the Boston Marathon with another solo victory in Port Elizabeth on Saturday morning. April...
South Africa’s fastest women’s 42km runner in more than a decade, Rene Kalmer, has confirmed she will compete at the Vienna...
Stephen Mokoka will defend his title at the SA 10km Championships in Pretoria on Saturday morning, while a new women’s champion...
Sprinter Carina Horn has shifted her attention towards the outdoor season after experiencing a disappointing close to a superb indoor campaign....
Lusapho April produced a spectacular solo effort in East London on Saturday, clocking the fastest half-marathon in South Africa in two-and-a-half...
South Africa’s latest top-flight marathon has attracted some of the continent’s most prolific athletes, organisers have confirmed, as they target record...
Having established herself as South Africa’s fastest rising middle-distance sensation, Dominique Scott is eager to represent her country as her senior...
Capitalising on the popularity of their annual trail races held in April, organisers of the Two Oceans Marathon have unveiled a...
An investigation into an alleged scam involving the sales of stolen race numbers and t-shirts is under way, according to Central...
One-lap hurdlers LJ van Zyl and Wenda Nel revealed they were eager to target faster times, but both athletes were satisfied...
Dominique Scott spearheaded the South African charge on the international indoor circuit this weekend, racing to her third national record of...
South Africa will send a team brimming with experience, as the national men’s squad goes in search of the country’s first...
Full schedule of SA athletes competing at the IAAF World Championships in London (SA time): Friday, 4 Aug Late session: 9.20pm/10.45pm...
A 29-member team will represent South Africa at the IAAF World Championships in London after two more individuals received invitations from...
A 24-member national team has been announced by Athletics South Africa for the IAAF World Championships in London next month. The...
Caster Semenya broke her own national record on Friday evening, taking a superb victory in the women’s 800m race at the...
Long jumper Ruswahl Samaai led the charge on Sunday, winning his specialist discipline to carry the South African contingent at the...
The South African youth team closed out their campaign in fine style on Sunday, bagging three more medals on the final...
Event: Men’s Decathlon Date of birth: 1982/12/30 Personal bests: 100m (10.88), 400m...
Event: Women’s Long Distances Date of birth: 1985/04/09 Personal bests: 800m (2:03.36),...
Event: Men’s Long Distances Date of birth: 1985/01/31 Personal bests: 3 000m...
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