A 34-member South African team has been named for the 2026 African Athletics Championships to be held in Accra, Ghana between 12-17 May.
Men
100m – Bradley Nkoana
200m – Mihlali Xotyeni
400m – Lythe Pillay
800m – Edmund du Plessis
1 500m – Luan Munnik
110m hurdles – Denmar Jacobs
400m hurdles – Wernich van Rensburg
High jump – Matao le Roux
Pole vault – Valco van Wyk
Long jump – Luvo Manyonga
Shot put – Aiden Smith
Discus throw – Righardt Stander
Hammer throw – Tshepang Makhethe
Javelin throw – Douw Smit
Decathlon – Morne van As
21km walk – Rivers Williams
Women
100m – Joviale Mbisha
200m – Kayla la Grange
400m – Marlie Viljoen
800m – Prudence Sekgodiso
1 500m – Karabo More
5 000m – Tayla Kavanagh
10 000m – Karabo Mailula
3 000m steeplechase – Carina Swiegers
100m hurdles – Marione Fourie
400m hurdles – Rogail Joseph
High jump – Kristi Snyman
Pole vault – Ansume de Beer
Long jump – Danielle Nolte
Triple jump – Zinzi Xulu
Shot put/discus throw – Colette Uys
Hammer throw – Leandri Holtzhausen
Javelin throw – Jana van Schalkwyk
Heptathlon – Enya Pooler
21km walk – Zelda Botha
* Featured image of Prudence Sekgodiso by Anton Geyser
