A total of 19 athletes have been included in the South African team for the World Athletics Relays championship to be held in Guangzhou, China on 10 and 11 May 2025. The national squad will compete in four events, including the men’s 4x100m, the men’s and women’s 4x400m and the mixed 4x400m. The men’s 4x100m…
At the age of 17, Hannah Hope Vermaak is fast becoming one of South Africa’s brightest young talents in athletics, as a sprinter whose speed, determination and life story have already inspired many. Background Born in Ghana on October 5, 2007, Vermaak’s life changed forever when she was adopted by South African parents at just…
Results of finals at the three-day South African Senior Track and Field Championships held at NWU McCarthur Stadium in Potchefstroom between 24-26 April 2025. Men 100m 1 Gift Leotlela (AGN) 9.99 2 Bayanda Walaza (AGN) 10.00 3 Benjamin Richardson (ACNW) 10.05 4 Cheswill Johnson (CGA) 10.12 5 Karabo Letebele (AVT) 10.17 6 Naeem Jack (WPA)…
Elroy Gelant produced a superb effort on Sunday, breaking the 31-year-old South African men’s marathon record in Hamburg, while Adam Lipschitz dipped under 2:10:00 in London. At the Hamburg Marathon in Germany, Gelant took fourth place in 2:05:36. The 38-year-old athlete, who finished 11th in the 42km race at the Olympic Games in Paris last…
Results of finals on day two of the South African Senior Athletics Championships at NWY McArthur Stadium in Potchefstroom on Friday. Men 400m hurdles 1 Sabelo Dhlamini (CGA) 48.57 2 Njabulo Mbatha (AGN) 49.28 3 Martiens du Preez (AGN) 49.55 4 Wernich van Rensburg (AFS) 49.90 5 Matodzi Ndou (AGN) 50.17 6 Rofhiwa Rollen Sitelele…
Results of finals on the opening day of the South African Senior Athletics Championships at NWU McArthur Stadium in Potchefstroom. Men 100m 1 Gift Leotlela (AGN) 9.99 2 Bayanda Walaza (AGN) 10.00 3 Benjamin Richardson (ACNW) 10.05 4 Cheswill Johnson (CGA) 10.12 5 Karabo Letebele (AVT) 10.17 6 Naeem Jack (WPA) 10.18 7 Rivaldo Roberts…
The three-day SA Senior Athletics Championships starts at Puk McArthur Stadium in Potchefstroom on Thursday. We take a look at six events that could produce thrilling battles in the chase for national titles. Men 100m Though national record holder Akani Simbine won’t line up in defence of his title, as he is focusing on the…
Long-distance runner Adriaan Wildschutt continued his record-breaking spree on Sunday, shattering the South African 10km mark at the Absa Run Your City race in Gqeberha. Wildschutt, who already holds the national 3 000m, 5 000m and 10 000m records on the track, set a new SA mark on the road for the first time in…
Following a rapid rise in African sprinting, Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo says a balance needs to be found in terms of developing the sport across all distances in track athletics. Traditionally known as a powerhouse in distance running, performances from African sprinters in recent years has changed the game, with the likes of Tebogo,…
On a fantastic night of distance running, two national records were broken by athletes from Botswana, while Nadeel Wildschutt and Glenrose Xaba successfully defended their South African 10 000m titles at the Cape Milers Club ASA Grand Prix meeting held at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town on Friday. Closing out the meeting, a quality…
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