General athletics news, photos and latest results from the Republic of South Africa – marathon, cross-country, track and field
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.
Viwe Jingqi lowers the SA U18 100m record three times in one day at the 2022 ASA U16, U18 (Youth), and U20 (Juniors) Track and Field Championships at the NWU Mc Arthur Athletics Stadium, Potchefstroom on Thursday.
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.
South African Caster Semenya raced to a new personal best of 8:54.97 in the women’s 3,000m race at the second leg of the ASA Athletics Grand Prix Series in Cape Town, RSA.
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.
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.
South Africa’s Irvette van Zyl and Ethiopia’s Ketema Negasa inaugural world 50km records, set in 2021 at the Nedbank Runified race in Gqeberha, have been ratified.
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.
South Africa’s Precious Mashele defended his title in 28:36 to win the 2019 10km Peace Run at the 2019 Sanlam Cape Town Marathon.
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 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.
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
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.
Defending champions South Africa enjoyed a spectacular afternoon session on Day 2 of the 2018 CAA African Senior Championships in Asaba, Nigeria.
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.
South Africa closed their campaign in style, bagging two more medals from Sokwakhana Zazini (Gold) and Breyton Poole (Bronze), at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland on Saturday 14 July.
Caster Semenya broke another national record in Rabat, Morocco on Friday evening, surging to a comfortable victory in the women’s 1000m race at the ninth leg of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League series.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Caster Semenya broke her own South African record with a gun-to-tape victory in the women’s 800m event at the 2018 IAAF Diamond League Meeting in Paris, France on Saturday.
Athletics South Africa announce a 79-member final Athletics team for the 21st CAA African Senior Championships to be held in Asaba, Nigeria between 1-5 August 2018.
A 29-member national Athletics team has been announced by the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) for the third edition of the African Youth Games in Algiers, Algeria between 19-28 July.
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.
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.
Caster Semenya and Carina Horn produced historic performances, smashing their South African records, at the opening leg of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League series in Doha, Qatar on Friday.
Athletics South Africa will challenge the new hyperandrogenism regulations issued by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on the classification of female athletes and will proceed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) if necessary.
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.
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.
Athletics South Africa responds to the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) new Eligibility Regulations for Female Classification (Athlete with Differences of Sexual Development) for events from 400m to the mile.
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.
South Africa’s Caster Semenya stormed to another commanding victory on Friday, winning the women’s 800m title at the Commonwealth Games and taking home double gold from Australia’s Gold Coast after winning the 1500m final earlier in the week.
A 127-member national preparation squad has been announced by Athletics South Africa for the 2018 CAA African Senior Championships in Asaba, Nigeria between 1-5 August.
South Africa’s Jonathan Ndodomzi Ntutu wins the Men’s T12 100m Final in 11.02 seconds at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games on Thursday.
World champion Luvo Manyonga leaped to another major international title, taking gold in the Long Jump Men final as the SA athletics team bagged four more medals, on the fourth day of Track and Field competition at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia on Wednesday.
South Africa’s golden girl Caster Semenya secured her first Commonwealth Games title, earning Team South Africa’s fifth Track and Field medal at the multi-sport spectacle at the Gold Coast, Australia on Tuesday.
Akani Simbine stopped the clock at 10.03, with Henricho Bruintjies finishing 0.14 off the pace. Jamaican Yohan Blake nicked the bronze medal from Nigeria’s Seye Ogunlewe in a photo finish, with both athletes timed at 10.19 at Gold Coast 2018.
The success of the ASA U18 Youth and U20 Junior Championships Dal Josaphat Athletics Stadium in Paarl, Western Cape, has ushered fresh confidence that South African talent will be around for many years to come.
A trio of South African athletes had no trouble in the preliminary rounds on Sunday, booking their places in medal contests at the Commonwealth Games as the athletics competition got under way at Gold Coast, Australia.
South African Shot Put prospect Kayle Blignaut and quarter-miler Sokwakhana “Soks” Zazini were the star performers on the third and final day of the ASA U18 Youth and U20 Championships in Paarl, Western Cape on Saturday.
Gontse Morake flaunted her remarkable talent again, earning gold and narrowly missing another national record in the Youth Girls Triple Jump final, on the second day of the ASA U-18 and U-20 Championships 2018 at the Dal Josaphat Stadium in Paarl, Western Cape on Friday.
Gontse Morake breaks the South African national youth (U-18) 400m hurdles record in 57.81 seconds on the opening day of ASA U-18 and U-20 Championships 2018 at the Dal Josaphat Stadium in Paarl, Western Cape on Thursday.
National record-holders Lebogang Shange and Anel Oosthuizen will spearhead a nine-member South African team to the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships which will be held in Taicang, China between 5-6 May 2018.
Stephen Mokoka and Nolene Conrad were the top South African finishers at the IAAF World Half-Marathon Championships in a tough day of competition for the Rainbow Nation in Valencia, Spain on Saturday.
South African middle distance star, Caster Semenya, gave the 34-year-old SA 1500m record a good scare at the third and final Liquid Telecom Athletix Grand Prix Series Meeting in Paarl when she crossed the line in 4:02.50 on Thursday, 22 March.
World champions Caster Semenya, Luvo Manyonga, and fast rising junior Zeney Van der Walt impress on the third day of 2018 ASA Senior T&F and Combined Events Championships, held at Tuks Athletics Stadium in Tshwane on Saturday.
The 2017 African U20 champion Clarence Munyai clocked a stunning time of 19.69 (-0.5 m/s) to win his men’s 200m semi-final at the 2018 ASA Senior Track and Field Championships in Tshwane, South Africa on Friday 16 March.
Three national records fell on an action-packed opening day of the ASA Senior Championships, with sprinters keeping fans on the edge of their seats at Tuks Stadium, Tshwane on Thursday.
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Read More