Posted on June 09, 2017
Akani Simbine gets another chance on Saturday to “revenge” the result of last year’s Olympic final in Rio when he lines up to race against Yohan Blake on Saturday at the JN-Racers Grand Prix-meeting at the National Stadium in Kingston.
Posted on June 09, 2017
Last night (08/06) Wenda Nel again qualified for the World Championships in London when she raced to a third place finish in the 400m-hurdles at the Diamond League in Rome. Nel’s time of 54.58s is 0.08s faster than the time she clocked on Monday in Prague. Janieve Russell (Jamaica) won in...
Posted on June 06, 2017
Wenda Nel made sure that she will represent South Africa at the World Championships in London last night when she won the 400m-hurdles in 54.66s at the Josef Odlozil Meeting in Prague.
Posted on June 05, 2017
Charné Bosman (Nedbank Running Club) might not have won the Comrades ultra-race but by finishing third she has achieved something very few athletes have managed to do. That is to finish first, second and third in consecutive races.
Posted on June 05, 2017
The international 400m-hurdles “war” will not be won by running 49 seconds and slower.
Posted on May 24, 2017
'So near and yet so far' is the dilemma which the South African 400m-hurdles champion, Wenda Nel, will face during her international campaign which starts on Saturday when she competes in the Diamond League Meeting in Eugene.
Posted on May 22, 2017
Wian Sullwald raced to a third place finish yesterday (21/05) in the French Grand Prix Series in Dunkirk.
Posted on May 22, 2017
World number 703 Alvaro Quiros just about held his nerve to beat Zander Lombard of South Africa in a play-off for his first title in six years on Sunday in Sicily.
Posted on May 22, 2017
Ultra-distance runner Caroline Wöstmann will not defend her Comrades Marathon up-run title on June 4 after losing a race against time to recover from a hamstring injury. Wöstmann has made the difficult decision to withdraw from the 2017 Comrades Marathon on advice from her medical team.
Posted on May 19, 2017
Marco Steyn's 1st win on the pro circuit in Big Easy Modderfontein event!
Posted on May 19, 2017
South Africa's Zander Lombard is a shot off the pace while European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn is one of six players on six-under 65.
Posted on May 15, 2017
LJ van Zyl proved that he has got his “groove” back on Saturday (13 May) by finishing second in the 400m-hurdles at the Diamond League Meeting which took place in Shanghai.
Posted on May 15, 2017
Wian Sullwald improved his ranking in the Triathlon World Series by six positions on Saturday (13/07) with his 13th place finish in Yokohama.
Posted on May 14, 2017
Olympic silver medallist Luvo Manyonga’s star shone brightly in Shanghai on Saturday as he soared to a Diamond League long jump record.
Posted on May 11, 2017
With less than three months remaining before the qualifying window closes on July 23, a total of 49 South African athletes have achieved either the A or B standards for the IAAF World Championships in London.
Posted on May 10, 2017
The past weekend at a South African Ranking Judo Tournament in Cape Town he was in outstanding form winning all four his fights in under two minutes. He only started competing in February again after being banned for two years for the use of a banned substance.
Posted on May 08, 2017
Finishing third in the 400m-hurdles at the Diamond League Meeting in Doha was just the confidence booster LJ van Zyl needed before he lines up in Shanghai on Friday.
Posted on May 06, 2017
South Africa's Akani Simbine surprised a world-class sprint field, including Justin Gatlin, Asafa Powell and Andre De Grasse to claim a season-opening 100m Diamond League victory in Doha on Friday.
Posted on May 04, 2017
A fast time is certainly on the cards tomorrow night when some of the world’s top sprinters will line up to up to race in the 100 metres at the Diamond League Meeting in Doha.
Posted on May 03, 2017
The University of Pretoria congratulates its rowing team, who won gold at the 2012 London Olympics and were individually awarded the National Order of Ikhamanga in silver in recognition of their achievement.
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