Athletics South Africa is the governing body for track and field administration in the Republic of South Africa based in Johannesburg.
At a meeting in London between the IAAF and Athletics South Africa (ASA) over the IAAF’s new Eligibility Regulations for Female Classification, both organisations agreed that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) was the right body to arbitrate this matter and to respect its final decision.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Athletics South Africa (ASA) together with local sports marketing agency, Stillwater Sports, have announced Liquid Telecom as the title sponsor of the Liquid Telecom Athletix Grand Prix Series.
Athletics South Africa (ASA) has unveiled a nine-member South African team for the 2018 CAA Southern Region Cross Country Championships in Vacoas, Mauritius on February 24.
Athletics South Africa (ASA) have unveiled a 20-member national team for the CAA African Cross Country Championships to be held in Chlef, Algeria on 17 March 2018.
Athletics South Africa has expressed joy at the turning of the sod for the Mbulaheni Mulaudzi Stadium at Mudulini village in Makhado, Limpopo province on Friday.
South Africa’s golden girl, Caster Semenya, has been nominated for the Laureus World Sports Woman of the Year award to be held in Monaco on 27 February 2018.
Athletics South Africa (ASA) has launched the ASA Athletix Grand Prix Series in which a total prize incentive of R1 365 000.00 (US$ 110,000) will be offered to athletes to produce outstanding performances in 2018.
World Youth High Jump champion, Breyton Poole, delivered another fine performance in Cape Town, equalling the national record in his age group, on Saturday.
The ASA Senior Championships, traditionally held in April, has been brought forward to 15-17 March in Tshwane for the 2018 edition because of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia in April.
Natalie le Roux and 93-year-old Cecily Rootenberg broke new grounds with national and world records, respectively, at the 2017 ASA National 50km and Interprovincial Race Walking Championships at Pacaltsdop, George on Saturday 21 October.
Athletics South Africa (ASA) President, Aleck Skhosana, reflects on how far the IAAF member federation has come this year and where their vision will take the sport to next season.
Lebogang Shange smashed his South African record in the 10km Walk in 39:48 on Monday, at the Around Taihu Multi-day International Race Walking Competition in Wuxi, China.
Caster Semenya wins the women’s 800m gold in 1:55.16, setting a national record and catapulting South Africa to the third position on the medal standings, on final day of the London 2017 IAAF World Championships.
Seven South African athletes will be in action on Friday night, with the national team expected to open their campaign in style on Day 1 of the IAAF World Championships in London.
Team South Africa has announced its final 24-member team for the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London, taking place from 4-13 August, 2017 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Stratford.
South African Athletics governing body Athletics South Africa (ASA) have announced a 22-member preliminary team for next month’s IAAF World Championships, London 2017.
Athletics South Africa concluded a successful 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the OR Tambo International Hotel, Kempton Park in Johannesburg on Saturday 17 June.
The South African track and field team won 24 medals at the 2017 CAA Southern Region Senior Championships held in Harare, Zimbabwe on 10 and 11 June.
South Africa announced an eight-member track and field team as part of a 24-member Team SA for the IV Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau, Bahamas from 19-23 July.
South African Olympic 110m Hurdles semi-finalist Antonio Alkana broke the African and South African records in his specialist discipline on Monday in Prague, Czech Republic.
South African teenager Sokwakhana Zazini sets a new World Youth 400m Hurdles record, clocking 48.84 to win the Under-18 men’s final on the opening day of the Athletics Gauteng North (AGN) Championships in Tshwane on Friday 17 March.
South Africa finished eighth on the medals table at the 22nd edition of the IAAF World Masters Athletics Championships in Perth, Australia.
Aleck Skhosana and his entire Athletics South Africa (ASA) board have been re-elected for another four-year term at the federation’s quadrennial general meeting in Kempton Park on Saturday 22 October, 2016.
Athletics South Africa held a successful and peaceful Quadrennial General Meeting at the Garden Court Hotel, OR Tambo Hotel in Kempton Park, Johannesburg on Saturday.
David Manja and Kesa Molotsane crowned national champions with victories in the Senior Men’s and Women’s 10km races at the SA Cross Country Championships in George.
South Africa’s Stephen Mokoka and Irvette van Zyl secured national men’s and women’s titles at the Athletics South Africa (ASA) Half-Marathon Championships in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
South Africa’s most promising athletes will be eager to showcase their immense potential when they compete at the five-day World U-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland starting on Tuesday.
A 39-member SA athletics team was named for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Thursday after the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) revealing the final squad.
Athletics South Africa (ASA) have announced the final team to the IAAF World U20 Championships to be held on 19-26 July 2016 in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Athletics South Africa president, Aleck Skhosana, said the country is looking forward to welcoming the world to a true African experience at the Durban 2016 African Senior Championships – 22-26 June.
South African champion Alyssa Conley stormed to a new lifetime best in the women’s 200m at the European Permit Meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland on Tuesday.
Athletics South Africa (ASA) welcomes timely thumbs-up from Confederation of African Athletics on the on-going preparations for the CAA 20th African Senior Championships to be held in Durban.
Wayde van Niekerk will lead a strong South African team of 96 athletes to the 20th CAA African Senior Athletics Championships in Durban, South Africa next week.
South African hurdlers Antonio Alkana and Le Roux Hamman were the star performers among a large group of SA athletes who competed at the IAAF World Challenge meeting in Dakar, Senegal on Wednesday.
Athletics South Africa (ASA) have selected a massive 87-strong preliminary team for the 2016 CAA African Senior Championships in Durban next month (June 22-26, 2016).
Caster Semenya made history with a remarkable treble victory on the second and final day of the ASA Senior Track and Field Championships at Coetzenburg Stadium, in Stellenbosch on Saturday.
Alyssa Conley and Henricho Bruintjies dominated the sprint races at the 2016 South African Senior Championships in Athletics at Coetzenberg in Stellenbosch on Friday.
South African World 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk claimed a historic sprinting landmark after clocking 9.98 PB at the Free State Championships in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
South Africa sprint champion Akani Simbine broke the SA 100 metres record by 100th of a second at the 1st ASA’s Night Series meeting at the Pitditch Stadium in Pretoria on Tuesday night.
South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) launches #TeamSARise campaign ahead of Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brazil this summer.
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Ethics Commission has announce the appointment of South African Justice Catherine O’Regan to the Commission.
The former Athletics South Africa (ASA) chief executive, Frederick ‘Frik’ Vermaak, has died, the athletics governing body confirmed on Tuesday.
The Athletics South Africa (ASA) have named the team for the 2nd CAA Africa Youth Athletics Championships 2015 in Bambous, Mauritius from April 23-26, 2015.
Leading South African sprinter and 2012 African 100m champion Simon Magakwe has been banned for two years following an unsuccessful out of competition doping test conducted under the authority of the IAAF on December 22, 2014.
The Bid Committee for the Commonwealth Games in Durban 2022 has reiterated their commitment to deliver a cost effective Games that will leave a lasting legacy for the city.
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