South Africa unveils 49-strong team for WCH Tokyo 25
Athletics South Africa named a 49-member team, comprising 32 men and 17 women, for the 20th World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 from 13-21 September.
Athletics South Africa
Athletics South Africa is the governing body for the sport code of track and field in the Republic of South Africa with a head office in Johannesburg.
Simbine, Sekgodiso, Nene impress in Rabat – Wanda Diamond League
Akani Simbine, Zakithi Nene and Prudence Sekgodiso stood out in performance from a group of South African athletes in action at the Wanda Diamond League in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday.
South Africa break two records, top medal table in Guangzhou
South Africa sets two national records and topped the medal standings at the conclusion of the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 on Sunday.
South Africa set national record, World lead on Day One in Guangzhou
South Africa impress with new national record in women’s 4x400m and world lead in men’s 4x100m on the first day of competition at the World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25 on Saturday.
ASA name provisional team for 2025 African U18/U20 Championships in Abeokuta
Athletics South Africa announce a 70-member squad for the CAA African U18 and U20 Championships in Abeokuta, Nigeria from 16-20 July 2025.
South Africa select a team of 19 for World Athletics Relays Guangzhou 25
A total of 19 athletes have been included in the South African team for the World Athletics Relays, Guangzhou 25 from 10-11 May 2025.
Eight athletes book Tokyo 25 spot at ASA Senior Championships 2025
A total of eight athletes achieved qualifying standards at the 2025 ASA Senior Championships for the Tokyo 25 World Athletics Championships to be held in September, five of which qualified for the first time.
Nene, Uys, Sekgodiso shine on final day of ASA Senior Championships 2025
Zakithi Nene, Colette Uys, and Prudence Sekgodiso excelled on the final day of the 2025 ASA Senior Championships at NWU McArthur Stadium in Potchefstroom on Saturday.
Dhlamini, Geldenhuys sweep 400m Hurdles titles at ASA Senior Championships – Day 2
Sabelo Dhlamini and Zeney Geldenhuys dominated the 400m hurdles finals on Day 2 of the ASA Senior Track and Field Championships + Relays and Multi Events at NWU McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom.
Leotlela, Mbisha claim 100m titles at 2025 ASA Senior Championships – Day 1
Gift Leotlela and Joviale Mbisha won the national 100m titles at ASA Senior Track Championships 2025 at NWU Stadium in Potchefstroom.
Strong SA contingent land in Gaborone for Golden Grand Prix 2025
South Africa will be well represented with 36 athletes included in the provisional entry lists for the Botswana Golden Grand Prix in Gaborone on Saturday.
Walaza and Ramokgopa break SA Junior records at ASA Grand Prix 2
Bayanda Walaza and emerging hurdles talent Tumi Ramokgopa starred, as sprinting prodigies set new South African U20 records at the ASA Grand Prix 2 event at UJ Stadium in Johannesburg on Wednesday night.
South African records fall at 2025 ASA Grand Prix 1 in Tshwane
Leandri Holtzhausen produced an impressive heave of 67.95m to win the women’s hammer throw and the national women’s 4x400m relay team broke the nine-year-old SA record over four laps.
South Africa tops medals table at African Senior Championships in Douala
Team South Africa dominated the medals table at the 23rd CAA African Athletics Senior Championships in Douala, Cameroon.
Xaba shines on Day 1 of ASA Senior Championships in Pietermaritzburg
Glenrose Xaba stole the show as the ASA Senior Track and Field, Combined Events and Relays Championships opened in explosive fashion at the Msunduzi Athletics Stadium in Pietermaritzburg.
Records fall on Day 1 of ASA age group Championships in Tshwane
Multiple national bests were shattered in the U16 age group, as the ASA U16, U18, U20 and U23 Championships opened at Pilditch Stadium in Tshwane.
Jingqi to set track alight at ASA Grand Prix in Potchefstroom
All eyes will be on junior star Viwe Jingqi in the women’s 200m after recovering from injury niggles that hampered her 2023 season.
Mosiako and Xaba win Gold in fast ASA Half-Marathon Championships
Thabang Mosiako and Glenrose Xaba claim the national men’s and women’s titles at the 2023 ASA Half-Marathon Championships in Gqeberha.
Moloi assists ASA team for World Mountain and Trail Running Championships
Athletics South Africa president, James Moloi, has expressed strong support for the South African athletes participating in the upcoming 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Innsbruck-Stubai, Austria, which is set to begin in less than three weeks.
Geel shift focus to ASA Grand Prix 3 in Potchefstroom
South African newly minted record setter Leandri Geel turns her focus on to ASA Grand Prix 3 at the NWU MacArthur Athletics Stadium in Potchefstroom on Wednesday 26 April 2023.
Geel and Van Niekerk shine on final day of ASA Senior Championships
Wayde van Niekerk and Leandri Geel impress as the three-day ASA Senior Track & Field Championships closed with a bang in Potchefstroom on Saturday.
Simbine and Horn defend 100m titles at ASA Senior Championships – Day 1
Akani Simbine and Carina Horn win their fifth national titles in the men’s and women’s 100m finals on Day 1 of the ASA Senior Track and Field Championships in Potchefstroom.
Abduraghmaan and Murray shine at ASA Age Group Championships – Day 1
Karriem Abduraghmaan and Kayla Murray charge to victory in the junior men’s and women’s 100m finals on Day 1 of ASA U16, U18 and U20 Track and Field Championships in Pietermaritzburg.
Xaba and Sesedi outclass field to win SA 10km titles in Tshwane
Glenrose Xaba and Andries Sesedi secure the South African women’s and men’s titles, respectively at the 2022 ASA 10km Championships at Pilditch Stadium, Tshwane.
Simbine leads strong South African team to 2022 African Championships
Akani Simbine will lead an 89-member strong SA team, which also features World and Olympic champion Caster Semenya, to the 22nd CAA African Championships in Mauritius next month.
Dambile springs surprise 200m victory at 2022 ASA Senior Championships
Talented 20-year-old Sinesipho Dambile won the men’s 200m gold in 20.55 seconds, holding off a challenge from national record holder and pre-race favourite Clarence Munyai in Cape Town.
Sekgodiso and Sibiya stun rivals at 2022 ASA Senior Championships
Prudence Sekgodiso and Nkosinathi Sibiya won hard-fought battles to secure the women’s and men’s 1500m titles at the ASA Senior Track and Field National Championships on Friday,
Omanyala edges Simbine at ASA Grand Prix 4 meeting in Germiston
Kenyan Ferdinard Omanyala wins the men’s 100m in 9.98 ahead of South African Akani Simbine, who came second in 10.11 at the ASA Grand Prix Series 4 meeting in Germiston, South Africa.
Omanyala shines at ASA Athletics Grand Prix 3 in Potchefstroom
Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala storms to victory in 10.11 seconds to win the men’s 100m race at the third leg of 2022 ASA Athletics Grand Prix series in Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Viwe, Erasmus, Richardson defy weather to deliver double gold, national records in Potchefstroom
Viwe Jingqi, Ashley Erasmus and Benjamin Richardson ended a ground-breaking week with another spectacular performance on the third and final day of the ASA National U16, U18 and U20 Track And Field Championships in Potchefstroom.
Mine de Klerk shatters South African junior record in California
Competing in her first collegiate season as a freshman at the University of Oregon, De Klerk produced a 54.22m heave to win the discus throw competition at the Aztec Invitational meeting in San Diego, California.
World record holder Stephen Mokoka not yet ready to step up
South Africa’s Stephen Mokoka stepped up to 50km in style, running 2:40:13 to break the men’s world record, at the Nedbank #Runified 50km in Gqeberha.
ASA concludes major broadcast rights deal with SuperSport
New four-year SuperSport and Athletics South Africa partnership will deliver best of South African athletics on TV and streamed on the popular SuperSport Schools app.
Doha 2019 | Munyai and Jobodwana cruise into 200m Semis – Day 3 Report
South African sprinters, Clarence Munyai and Anaso Jobodwana, kept the SA flag flying on day 3, with both athletes coasting through the opening round of the men’s 200m event at the IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar on Sunday.
Team SA departs for IAU 100km World Championships in Croatia
The nine-member South African ultra-distance team departs for Sveti, Croatia on Tuesday night, ahead of the IAU 100km World Championships to be held on Saturday 8 September 2018.
Caster Semenya shatters South African 1000m record
Caster Semenya produced another superb performance, smashing the South African record, to win the women’s 1,000m at the ISTAF Berlin – IAAF World Challenge Meeting in Berlin, Germany on Sunday.
Semenya, Manyonga win Diamond League titles in Zurich
World champions Caster Semenya and Luvo Manyonga were the standout performers, leading a large group of South African athletes by successfully defending their titles at the first of two finals in the IAAF Diamond League series in Zurich, Switzerland on Thursday
Manyonga shines at 2018 IAAF Diamond League in Birmingham
South African and World Long Jump champion Luvo Manyonga was in spectacular shape, smashing the Meeting record to win the event in 8.53m at the 2018 IAAF Diamond League Meeting in Birmingham, UK.
Samaai, Hogan shine for South Africa at African Championships in Asaba
Defending champions South Africa enjoyed a spectacular afternoon session on Day 2 of the 2018 CAA African Senior Championships in Asaba, Nigeria.
Manyonga soars to 8.58m, Shange breaks SA record in London
Luvo Manyonga and race walker Lebogang Shange were the best of a large South African contingent at the 11th leg of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League series held in London, England 21-22 July.
Tampere 2018 – Zeney van der Walt wins 400m hurdles Gold for Team SA
Zeney van der Walt earned South Africa’s second gold medal of the IAAF World U20 Championships on Friday night, charging to a commanding victory in the 400m Hurdles Women final in Tampere, Finland.
South African trio set for IAAF Diamond League in Rabat
World and Olympic 800m champion, Caster Semenya, will lead a three-member South African contingent to the ninth leg of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League series in Rabat, Morocco on Friday night.
Blignaut betters own South African record to win Shot Put Gold at Tampere 2018
Kayle Blignaut opened South Africa’s campaign at Tampere 2018 in style on Tuesday, securing a gold medal by a centimetre to win the men’s Shot put final at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.
Strong Team SA departs for Tampere 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships
Athletics South Africa (ASA) on Sunday bid farewell to a modest sized but strong 19-member team departing for the IAAF World U20 Championships, which holds in Tampere, Finland from 10-15 July, 2018.
Steenkamp shatters own South African record in Switzerland
Rikenette Steenkamp produced another breakthrough performance on Sunday, obliterating her own South African 100m Hurdles record with a sterling performance at the Resisprint International Track and Field Meeting in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
South Africa selects 39 for London Athletics World Cup
A 39-member strong team has been named by Athletics South Africa for the inaugural edition of the Athletics World Cup to be held in London, England between 14-15 July.
Steenkamp sets South African 100m Hurdles record in Prague
Rikenette Steenkamp broke the South African women’s 100m Hurdles record, clocking 12.91 seconds, at the Josef Odlozil Memorial Track and Field Meeting in Prague on Monday night.
Record medal haul for SA on Day 2 of CAA Southern Region U18/U20 Championships
National records tumbled on Saturday, with the host nation producing another dominant all-round performance on the second and final day of the CAA Southern Region U20 Youth and U18 Junior Championships at Boksburg Athletics Stadium, in Johannesburg.
South Africa dominate regional U18 and U20 Championships – Day 1
World Youth 400m Hurdles champion Sokwakhana Zazini wrapped up an impressive all-round performance by the South African team on Friday, winning 38 of 39 finals on the opening day of the CAA Southern Region U18 Youth & U20 Junior Championships in Johannesburg.
SA sprinters claim 4x100m relay silver at Commonwealth Games
The South African men’s 4x100m relay team closed out the Athletics contingent’s campaign in style on Saturday, taking the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
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