Long-distance runner Adriaan Wildschutt continued his record-breaking spree on Sunday, opening his season with another explosive performance in Boston. Competing at the Boston University Last Chance meeting, Wildschutt clocked 12:55.02 over 25 laps of the indoor track. He took second place behind American athlete Nico Young, who won the race in 12:51.56. Another national record…
Bayanda Walaza, born on February 9, 2006, in Katlehong, Gauteng, has quickly risen to prominence as one of South Africa’s most promising young sprinters. His journey in athletics has been nothing short of remarkable, with a string of impressive achievements that have solidified his status as a rising star in the global sprinting scene. Achievements…
Middle-distance runner Charne Swart made a career breakthrough on Saturday, winning the women’s 800m race at the Athletics Gauteng North (AGN) league meeting at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria. Swart completed the two-lap contest in 1:59.86, becoming the sixth South African woman to run under two minutes (2:00.00) over the 800m distance. The 23-year-old athlete, who…
Sinesipho Dambile was the star performer on Friday, rocketing to victory in a new South African best in the men’s 150m sprint at the Simbine Classic Shootout held at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria. Dambile, a former national champion over 200m, took the 150m contest in 15.01 seconds at the Classic Shootout, which was held in…
The South African track and field season will gain momentum next week when South Africa’s fastest man, Akani Simbine, lines up over 60 metres in a Simbine Classic Shootout race to be held at Pilditch Stadium on Friday, 21 February 2025. As he looks ahead to next month’s World Athletics Indoor Championships, the experienced sprinter…
Middle-distance runners Tsepho Tshite and Prudence Sekgodiso were in record-breaking form on Thursday night, producing stellar performances at the World Athletics Indoor Tour meeting in Lievin, France. While Tshite broke the 24-year-old national mark in the men’s short track mile, Sekgodiso equalled her own SA record over the 800m distance. Records tumble in men’s mile…
By Godfrey Komane Having opened his season with a bang, reigning world junior 400m champion Udeme Okon says he’s not putting too much pressure on himself in the early stages of the 2025 campaign. Competing in his first race as a senior athlete, Okon opened his season in the men’s 300m race at the Simbine…
Superb performances were achieved across the board on Saturday, as South Africa’s junior and senior stars delivered in style at the Curro Podium Grand Final held at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria. With the high schools event incorporating the Simbine Curro Classic Shootout, which featured invitation senior races, the sprinters were the standout performers. In the women’s…
Middle-distance star Prudence Sekgodiso took a big step forward in her maiden indoor season, shattering her own South African short track 800m record at the Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe in Germany on Friday night. Sekgodiso won the women’s four-lap race in 1:59.88, chopping more than two seconds off her national short track mark of 2:02.30 which…
Following a memorable event last year which saw world and national records tumbling, top-flight stars are set to light up the track again when the 13th edition of the annual Simbine Curro Classic Shootout is held at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria on Saturday, 8 February. Last year’s edition was the most explosive since the inaugural…
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