Two months after breaking her shoulder, Marione Fourie will be back in action on Saturday when she lines up at the 12th leg of the Diamond League series in Silesia, Poland. Fourie enjoyed a spectacular first half to the year, with the 100m hurdles specialist achieving her first podium finish at a Diamond League event…
With 10 days remaining before the qualifying window closes, a total of 23 South African athletes and four relay teams have achieved the required standards in their events for the World Athletics Championships to be held in Tokyo in September. Sprinter Bayanda Walaza (100m and 200m) and distance runner Adriaan Wildschutt (5 000m and 10…
Fast times were clocked at the Totalsports Women’s Race (10km) held in Durban on Sunday, 3 August 2025. Kenyan athlete Christine Njoki set a South African women’s all-comers (open) record to take the win and Neheng Khatala set a Lesotho national women’s 10km record in fourth position. Open 1 Christine Njoki (KEN) 30:14 2 Clare…
Results of the Tshwane leg of the Spar Grand Prix women’s 10km series in Centurion on Saturday, 2 August 2025. Open 1 Glenrose Xaba (RSA) 32:38 2 Diniya Abaraya (ETH) 32:40 3 Selam Gebre (ETH) 33:16 4 Debrah Cherotich (KEN) 33:37 5 Karabo More (RSA) 34:02 6 Nicola Jansen (RSA) 34:15 7 Karabo Mailula (RSA)…
Results of senior (open age group) races at the 2025 South African Road Running Championships held in Phalaborwa on 26 July. 21km Men 1 Thabang Mosiako (ACNW) 1:02:47 2 Reghen Magwai (AGN) 1:04:06 3 Onalenna Khonkhobe (ACNW) 1:04:16 4 Bennet Seloyi (CGA) 1:05:00 5 Awethu Nsotho (BOLA) 1:06:01 6 Kabelo Melamu (CGA) 1:06:06 7 Teboho…
Former world youth champion Retshidisitswe Mlenga achieved a career breakthrough on Wednesday night, becoming the 10th South African athlete to dip under 10 seconds in the 100m sprint. Mlenga won his first-round heat in 9.99 at the World Athletics Continental Tour meeting in Eisenstadt, Austria. The 25-year-old speedster went on to finish fourth in the…
Powerful fields will line up on Saturday, with national titles up for grabs over various distances at the SA Road Running Championships in Phalaborwa. In the half-marathon event, which is incorporated in the F21 Half-Marathon, Elroy Gelant and Glenrose Xaba will toe the line as the pre-race favourites to retain their national titles. Gelant, who…
Results of finals (top eight) at the 2025 African U18 and U20 Athletics Championships held in Abeokuta, Nigeria between 16-20 July. U20 Men 100m 1 Clinton Owatinya (KEN) 10.42 2 Karabo Letebele (RSA) 10.54 3 John Caleb (NGR) 10.61 4 Steven Sabino (MOZ) 10.67 5 Trey Chimunya (ZIM) 10.69 6 Tshuma Methembe (ZIM) 10.82 7…
Experienced sprinter Akani Simbine has booked his place in the 2025 Diamond League series final, joining compatriot Jo-Ane du Plessis among the early qualifiers for the closing leg of the top-flight international campaign. Simbine settled for fifth place in the men’s 100m race at the London leg of the series on Saturday, clocking 10.11 seconds,…
Sprinters Benjamin Richardson and Shirley Nekhubui were the best performers among a large group of 16 South African athletes who competed at World Athletics Continental Tour meetings in Europe on Tuesday night. At the Spitzen Leichtathletik track and field meeting in Lucerne, Richardson took second place in the men’s 100m sprint, clocking 10.17. Behind him,…
Full programme of the 2025 CAA African U18 and U20 Athletics Championships to be held in Abeokuta, Nigeria between 16-20 July. Day one (Wednesday, 16 July) Evening session 5pm – high jump, U18 boys (final) 5pm – triple jump, U18 girls (final) 5.15pm – 100m, U18 boys (heats) 5.35pm – 100m, U20 men (heats)…
Results of finals (top eight athletes) in track and field events at the 2025 Region 5 Youth Games held in Windhoek, Namibia between 7-10 July. Girls 100m 1 Amantle Mhutsiwa (BOT) 12.24 2 Hayley Chingono (ZIM) 12.32 3 Lize van Zyl (RSA) 12.38 4 Shalom Sendi (ZIM) 12.54 5 Amanda Kondowe (MAL) 12.77 6 Oarabile…
Kabelo Mulaudzi continued to build on his impressive form this season, storming to victory at the Absa Run Your City 10km race in Durban on Sunday. In a fast race, Mulaudzi secured victory in 27:41, slicing eight seconds off his personal best and dragging a total of six men under 28 minutes. In the process,…
Middle-distance runner Prudence Sekgodiso delivered another impressive result, taking second place in the women’s 800m race at the Diamond League meeting in Eugene on Saturday night. Sekgodiso pushed eventual winner Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia all the way to the line, equalling her personal best of 1:57.16 to take the runner-up spot. Duguma narrowly held on…
Top 10 South African athletes in women’s road running events in 2025. Mile (1.609km) 1 – 4:31 Karabo More (Thembisa, 26 Oct) 2 – 4:37 Carina Viljoen (Parys, 25 Oct) 3 – 4:40 Ntsoaki Molahloe (Durban, 12 April) 4 – 4:41 Carmie Prinsloo (Phalaborwa, 26 July) 5 – 4:42 Naum Bopape (Parys, 25 Oct) 6…
Top 10 South African athletes in men’s road running events in 2025. Mile (1.609km) 1 – 3:58 Ryan Mphahlele (Parys, 25 Oct) 2 – 3:59 Luan Munnik (Parys, 25 Oct) 3 – 4:02 Boikanyo Motlhamme (Phalaborwa, 26 July) 4 – 4:03 Tshegofatso Pilane (Phalaborwa, 26 July) 4 – 4:03 Tshepo Tshite (Pretoria, 29 August) 4…
Top 10 South African athletes in youth girls track and field events in 2025. 100m 1 – 11.43 Rume Burger (Bloemfontein, 3 April) 2 – 11.68 Oluchi Ndubueze (Potchefstroom, 24 September) 3 – 11.74 Megan Nieman (Potchefstroom, 24 September) 4 – 11.84 Chrystabel Davis (Pretoria, 15 March) 5 – 11.92 Lenique Vogel (Pretoria, 21 February)…
Top 10 South African athletes in youth boys track and field events in 2025. 100m 1 – 10.21 Mukona Manavhela (Pretoria, 15 March) 2 – 10.45 Marlon Keyster (Cape Town, March) 3 – 10.48 Jayden Fourie (Bloemfontein, 3 April) 4 – 10.55 Donovan Jansen van Vuuren (Germiston, 12 September) 5 – 10.57 Matthew Mattioli (Hvidovre,…
A 70-member South African team has been announced for the 2025 CAA African U18 and U20 Championships to be held in Abeokuta, Nigeria between 16-20 July. The team includes 14 girls in the U18 division and 19 women in the U20 age group, as well as 17 U18 boys and 20 U20 men. SA team…
Results of the 2025 Nelson Mandela Bay Half-Marathon held in Gqeberha on Saturday, 28 June. Men Open 1 Kamohelo Mofolo (LES) 1:00:52 2 Daniel Paulus (NAM) 1:01:51 3 Rogers Murei (KEN) 1:02:00 4 Simon Sibeko (RSA) 1:02:30 5 Tsepo Ramashamole (RSA) 1:02:33 6 Simon Paulus (RSA) 1:02:52 7 Tukiso Motlomelo (LES) 1:02:54 8 Joseph Seutloali…
Youth athlete Phenyo Miyen produced an incredible performance on Saturday, setting a South African best in the U18 boys 110m hurdles event in Potchefstroom. Running alone in a solo time trial at an Athletics Central North West winter league meeting, Miyen stormed over the line, stopping the clock at 12.91 seconds. It was the second…
Middle-distance runner Prudence Sekgodiso and javelin thrower Douw Smit led the charge for the South African contingent on Tuesday night, setting personal bests at the Golden Spike track and field meeting in Ostrava. In the women’s 800m race, Sekgodiso triumphed in 1:57.16, taking 0.10 off her career best of 1:57.26 which had been set in…
South Africa’s elite track and field stars produced a long list of impressive results on the international circuit over the last few days. The weekend opened with a bang as Tshepo Tshite broke the South African 1 500m record at the Diamond League meeting in Paris on Friday night. Tshite finished ninth in 3:31.35, taking…
Results of the Spar Grand Prix women’s 10km race in Durban on Sunday, 22 June 2025. Open 1 Glenrose Xaba (Boxer) 31:54 2 Diniya Abaraya (Nedbank) 32:09 3 Selam Gebre (Nedbank) 32:25 4 Neheng Khatala (Hollywood) 32:31 5 Tayla Kavanagh (Hollywood) 32:32 6 Cacisile Sosibo (Boxer) 33:15 7 Karabo Mailula (Tuks) 33:21 8 Zanthe Taljaard…
Middle-distance runner Tshepo Tshite ran the race of his life on Friday night, obliterating the 12-year-old South African 1 500m record at the Diamond League meeting in Paris. Tshite finished ninth in 3:31.35, shattering his personal best of 3:32.03 which he set at the Cape Milers ASA Grand Prix meeting in Cape Town in April….
Midway through the 2025 Diamond League campaign, multiple South African athletes are well placed in the standings of their disciplines, in the race for positions in the series final to be held later this season. Though most of them still have some work to do to qualify for the final, after seven legs of the…
Having enjoyed a spectacular first half to the year, despite the challenges she has faced, sprint hurdler Marione Fourie has returned home to recover after taking another knock. Fourie opened her 2025 campaign on the international indoor circuit, breaking the SA women’s 60m hurdles record by clocking 7.91 seconds at a meeting in Luxembourg in…
Results of the 2025 Comrades Marathon, a 90km ‘down’ run held between Pietermaritzburg and Durban. Men Open 1 Tete Dijana (South Africa) 5:25:28 2 Piet Wiersma (Netherlands) 5:25:33 3 Nikolai Volkov (Russia) 5:29:42 4 Edward Mothibi (South Africa) 5:31:41 5 Joseph Manyedi (South Africa) 5:32:09 6 Alex Milne (Great Britain) 5:34:08 7 David Gatebe (South…
The 98th edition of the Comrades Marathon will be held between Pietermaritzburg and Durban on Sunday. We pick 10 men and 10 women who will be among the top contenders for gold medals at the 89km race. Men Tete Dijana Age: 37 Club: Nedbank Country: South Africa Gold medals: 1st (2022), 1st (2023) Piet Wiersma…
National champion Zakithi Nene was the best of the South African athletes on the international track and field circuit this weekend, setting a new world lead in the men’s 400m event. Nene stopped the clock at 43.76 seconds at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi on Saturday, becoming the second SA athlete to run under…
In-form sprinter Akani Simbine was the standout performer among a large group of South African athletes in action at the Diamond League meeting in Rabat on Sunday night. Simbine secured his third Diamond League win of the year as he stopped the clock at 9.95 seconds in the 100m sprint, remaining unbeaten this season over…
After taking another step forward in his blossoming career, Bayanda Walaza admitted he was surprised by his latest record-breaking performance. The 19-year-old sprinter won the men’s 100m race at the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial, a World Athletics Continental Tour meeting held in Zagreb on Saturday. He stopped the clock at 9.94 seconds, breaking his own national…
South Africa will be well represented at the fourth leg of the Diamond League series, with a total of 10 athletes turning out in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday (25 May). Men Akani Simbine and Shaun Maswanganyi (100m) National record holder Akani Simbine, who won the men’s 100m race at the first two legs of the…
Rising hammer throw star Phethisang Makhethe produced the best performance of her career at the weekend, breaking the South African women’s record in her specialist discipline. Competing for the University of Illinois at the Big Ten Championships in Eugene on Friday, Makhethe earned the silver medal after launching a massive 68.66m heave with her sixth…
In-form sprinter Akani Simbine delivered another superb performance on Saturday, storming to victory in the men’s 100m race at the Adidas City Games in Atlanta. Simbine won in 9.86 seconds, with the benefit of a +2.3m/s tailwind, finishing well clear of Nigeria’s Udodi Onwuzurike who finished second in 10.05. Though his time was not considered…
In the heart of South Africa, where the sun casts long shadows over open fields, a young girl once raced her father across their backyard. Those informal sprints, filled with laughter and boundless energy, marked the humble beginnings of Rume Burger’s journey into athletics. “This has always been my dream, since I was very little…
With more than three months remaining before the qualifying window closes, a total of 19 South African athletes and four relay teams have already secured their entries for the World Athletics Championships to be held in Tokyo in September. Sprinter Bayanda Walaza (100m and 200m) and distance runner Adriaan Wildschutt (5 000m and 10 000m)…
The South African men’s 4x100m and 4x400m teams won gold on Sunday, while the SA women’s 4x400m quartet earned bronze, on a memorable second and final day of competition at the World Athletics Relays championship in Guangzhou, China. The national 4x100m quartet – Bayanda Walaza, Sinesipho Dambile, Bradley Nkoana and Akani Simbine – secured victory…
The SA women’s 4x400m team delivered a standout performance by setting a new national record, as all four South African quartets delivered on Saturday, progressing to the finals at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China. In the women’s 4x400m heats, Shirley Nekhubui, Hannah van Niekerk, Precious Molepo and Zeney Geldenhuys won their race in…
The World Athletics Relays championship will be held in Guangzhou, China on Saturday and Sunday (10 and 11 May). South Africa will compete in the men’s 4x100m event, as well as the men’s, women’s and mixed 4x400m relays. Full programme (SA times) Saturday 1.01pm – 4x100m mixed, qualifying round 1 1.22pm – 4x400m mixed, qualifying…
Following the success of national relay teams last year, Akani Simbine believes South African athletes are starting to see the value of focusing on relay races. Last season, the SA 4x400m relay squad secured the silver medal at the World Athletics Relays in Bahamas, and the national 4x100m team – anchored by Simbine – went…
Botswana have taken a knock ahead of the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou this weekend, with three of their sprinters withdrawing from the national team, including Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo. Aside from Tebogo, the Botswana Athletics Association confirmed that Collen Kebinatshipi and Bayapo Ndori had also pulled out of the squad for personal reasons….
Results of all finals at the University Sport South Africa (USSA) Track and Field Championships held at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria between 1-3 May 2025. Women 100m 1 Gabriella Marais (UFS) 11.51 2 Chardone Smidt (NWU) 11.59 3 Annestaysha George (UP) 11.65 4 Ndawana Haitembu (UJ) 11.68 5 Leonette Vosloo (UP) 11.73 6 Bongiwe Mahlalela…
Results of the Durban International Marathon held on Sunday, 4 May 2025. Men Open 1 Felix Kiprotich Kirui (KEN) 2:10:45 2 Godwin Katakura (ZIM) 2:10:45 3 Blessing Waison (ZIM) 2:11:51 4 Tumelo Motlagale (RSA) 2:12:42 5 Namakoe Nkhasi (LES) 2:13:14 6 Reghen Magwai (RSA) 2:13:58 7 Lestja Papo (RSA) 2:14:27 8 Puseletso Mofokeng (RSA) 2:16:18…
Distance runner Maxime Chaumeton showcased his superb form on Saturday, breaking his own South African 5km record in Tokyo, while sprinter Akani Simbine won again at the Diamond League meeting in Shanghai. A week after winning the national 5 000m title at the SA Senior Track and Field Championships in Potchefstroom, where he stunned SA…
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…
Full programme of the 2025 University Sport South Africa (USSA) Athletics Championships taking place at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria between Thursday and Saturday (1-3 May). Day one (Thursday, 1 May) 6.30am – half-marathon women, final 6.30am – half-marathon men, final 9am – heptathlon women, 100m hurdles 9.30am – decathlon men, 100m 9.40am – 1500m men,…
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…
Two months after breaking her shoulder, Marione Fourie will be back in action on Saturday when she lines up at the 12th leg of the Diamond League series in Silesia, Poland. Fourie enjoyed a spectacular first half to the year, with the 100m hurdles specialist achieving her first podium finish at a Diamond League event…
With 10 days remaining before the qualifying window closes, a total of 23 South African athletes and four relay teams have achieved the required standards in their events for the World Athletics Championships to be held in Tokyo in September. Sprinter Bayanda Walaza (100m and 200m) and distance runner Adriaan Wildschutt (5 000m and 10…
Former world youth champion Retshidisitswe Mlenga achieved a career breakthrough on Wednesday night, becoming the 10th South African athlete to dip under 10 seconds in the 100m sprint. Mlenga won his first-round heat in 9.99 at the World Athletics Continental Tour meeting in Eisenstadt, Austria. The 25-year-old speedster went on to finish fourth in the…
Powerful fields will line up on Saturday, with national titles up for grabs over various distances at the SA Road Running Championships in Phalaborwa. In the half-marathon event, which is incorporated in the F21 Half-Marathon, Elroy Gelant and Glenrose Xaba will toe the line as the pre-race favourites to retain their national titles. Gelant, who…
Experienced sprinter Akani Simbine has booked his place in the 2025 Diamond League series final, joining compatriot Jo-Ane du Plessis among the early qualifiers for the closing leg of the top-flight international campaign. Simbine settled for fifth place in the men’s 100m race at the London leg of the series on Saturday, clocking 10.11 seconds,…
Sprinters Benjamin Richardson and Shirley Nekhubui were the best performers among a large group of 16 South African athletes who competed at World Athletics Continental Tour meetings in Europe on Tuesday night. At the Spitzen Leichtathletik track and field meeting in Lucerne, Richardson took second place in the men’s 100m sprint, clocking 10.17. Behind him,…
Kabelo Mulaudzi continued to build on his impressive form this season, storming to victory at the Absa Run Your City 10km race in Durban on Sunday. In a fast race, Mulaudzi secured victory in 27:41, slicing eight seconds off his personal best and dragging a total of six men under 28 minutes. In the process,…
Middle-distance runner Prudence Sekgodiso delivered another impressive result, taking second place in the women’s 800m race at the Diamond League meeting in Eugene on Saturday night. Sekgodiso pushed eventual winner Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia all the way to the line, equalling her personal best of 1:57.16 to take the runner-up spot. Duguma narrowly held on…
A 70-member South African team has been announced for the 2025 CAA African U18 and U20 Championships to be held in Abeokuta, Nigeria between 16-20 July. The team includes 14 girls in the U18 division and 19 women in the U20 age group, as well as 17 U18 boys and 20 U20 men. SA team…
Youth athlete Phenyo Miyen produced an incredible performance on Saturday, setting a South African best in the U18 boys 110m hurdles event in Potchefstroom. Running alone in a solo time trial at an Athletics Central North West winter league meeting, Miyen stormed over the line, stopping the clock at 12.91 seconds. It was the second…
Middle-distance runner Prudence Sekgodiso and javelin thrower Douw Smit led the charge for the South African contingent on Tuesday night, setting personal bests at the Golden Spike track and field meeting in Ostrava. In the women’s 800m race, Sekgodiso triumphed in 1:57.16, taking 0.10 off her career best of 1:57.26 which had been set in…
South Africa’s elite track and field stars produced a long list of impressive results on the international circuit over the last few days. The weekend opened with a bang as Tshepo Tshite broke the South African 1 500m record at the Diamond League meeting in Paris on Friday night. Tshite finished ninth in 3:31.35, taking…
Middle-distance runner Tshepo Tshite ran the race of his life on Friday night, obliterating the 12-year-old South African 1 500m record at the Diamond League meeting in Paris. Tshite finished ninth in 3:31.35, shattering his personal best of 3:32.03 which he set at the Cape Milers ASA Grand Prix meeting in Cape Town in April….
Midway through the 2025 Diamond League campaign, multiple South African athletes are well placed in the standings of their disciplines, in the race for positions in the series final to be held later this season. Though most of them still have some work to do to qualify for the final, after seven legs of the…
Having enjoyed a spectacular first half to the year, despite the challenges she has faced, sprint hurdler Marione Fourie has returned home to recover after taking another knock. Fourie opened her 2025 campaign on the international indoor circuit, breaking the SA women’s 60m hurdles record by clocking 7.91 seconds at a meeting in Luxembourg in…
Results of the 2025 Comrades Marathon, a 90km ‘down’ run held between Pietermaritzburg and Durban. Men Open 1 Tete Dijana (South Africa) 5:25:28 2 Piet Wiersma (Netherlands) 5:25:33 3 Nikolai Volkov (Russia) 5:29:42 4 Edward Mothibi (South Africa) 5:31:41 5 Joseph Manyedi (South Africa) 5:32:09 6 Alex Milne (Great Britain) 5:34:08 7 David Gatebe (South…
The 98th edition of the Comrades Marathon will be held between Pietermaritzburg and Durban on Sunday. We pick 10 men and 10 women who will be among the top contenders for gold medals at the 89km race. Men Tete Dijana Age: 37 Club: Nedbank Country: South Africa Gold medals: 1st (2022), 1st (2023) Piet Wiersma…
National champion Zakithi Nene was the best of the South African athletes on the international track and field circuit this weekend, setting a new world lead in the men’s 400m event. Nene stopped the clock at 43.76 seconds at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi on Saturday, becoming the second SA athlete to run under…
In-form sprinter Akani Simbine was the standout performer among a large group of South African athletes in action at the Diamond League meeting in Rabat on Sunday night. Simbine secured his third Diamond League win of the year as he stopped the clock at 9.95 seconds in the 100m sprint, remaining unbeaten this season over…
After taking another step forward in his blossoming career, Bayanda Walaza admitted he was surprised by his latest record-breaking performance. The 19-year-old sprinter won the men’s 100m race at the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial, a World Athletics Continental Tour meeting held in Zagreb on Saturday. He stopped the clock at 9.94 seconds, breaking his own national…
South Africa will be well represented at the fourth leg of the Diamond League series, with a total of 10 athletes turning out in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday (25 May). Men Akani Simbine and Shaun Maswanganyi (100m) National record holder Akani Simbine, who won the men’s 100m race at the first two legs of the…
Rising hammer throw star Phethisang Makhethe produced the best performance of her career at the weekend, breaking the South African women’s record in her specialist discipline. Competing for the University of Illinois at the Big Ten Championships in Eugene on Friday, Makhethe earned the silver medal after launching a massive 68.66m heave with her sixth…
In-form sprinter Akani Simbine delivered another superb performance on Saturday, storming to victory in the men’s 100m race at the Adidas City Games in Atlanta. Simbine won in 9.86 seconds, with the benefit of a +2.3m/s tailwind, finishing well clear of Nigeria’s Udodi Onwuzurike who finished second in 10.05. Though his time was not considered…
In the heart of South Africa, where the sun casts long shadows over open fields, a young girl once raced her father across their backyard. Those informal sprints, filled with laughter and boundless energy, marked the humble beginnings of Rume Burger’s journey into athletics. “This has always been my dream, since I was very little…
With more than three months remaining before the qualifying window closes, a total of 19 South African athletes and four relay teams have already secured their entries for the World Athletics Championships to be held in Tokyo in September. Sprinter Bayanda Walaza (100m and 200m) and distance runner Adriaan Wildschutt (5 000m and 10 000m)…
The South African men’s 4x100m and 4x400m teams won gold on Sunday, while the SA women’s 4x400m quartet earned bronze, on a memorable second and final day of competition at the World Athletics Relays championship in Guangzhou, China. The national 4x100m quartet – Bayanda Walaza, Sinesipho Dambile, Bradley Nkoana and Akani Simbine – secured victory…
The SA women’s 4x400m team delivered a standout performance by setting a new national record, as all four South African quartets delivered on Saturday, progressing to the finals at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China. In the women’s 4x400m heats, Shirley Nekhubui, Hannah van Niekerk, Precious Molepo and Zeney Geldenhuys won their race in…
Following the success of national relay teams last year, Akani Simbine believes South African athletes are starting to see the value of focusing on relay races. Last season, the SA 4x400m relay squad secured the silver medal at the World Athletics Relays in Bahamas, and the national 4x100m team – anchored by Simbine – went…
Botswana have taken a knock ahead of the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou this weekend, with three of their sprinters withdrawing from the national team, including Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo. Aside from Tebogo, the Botswana Athletics Association confirmed that Collen Kebinatshipi and Bayapo Ndori had also pulled out of the squad for personal reasons….
Results of all finals at the University Sport South Africa (USSA) Track and Field Championships held at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria between 1-3 May 2025. Women 100m 1 Gabriella Marais (UFS) 11.51 2 Chardone Smidt (NWU) 11.59 3 Annestaysha George (UP) 11.65 4 Ndawana Haitembu (UJ) 11.68 5 Leonette Vosloo (UP) 11.73 6 Bongiwe Mahlalela…
Results of the Durban International Marathon held on Sunday, 4 May 2025. Men Open 1 Felix Kiprotich Kirui (KEN) 2:10:45 2 Godwin Katakura (ZIM) 2:10:45 3 Blessing Waison (ZIM) 2:11:51 4 Tumelo Motlagale (RSA) 2:12:42 5 Namakoe Nkhasi (LES) 2:13:14 6 Reghen Magwai (RSA) 2:13:58 7 Lestja Papo (RSA) 2:14:27 8 Puseletso Mofokeng (RSA) 2:16:18…
Distance runner Maxime Chaumeton showcased his superb form on Saturday, breaking his own South African 5km record in Tokyo, while sprinter Akani Simbine won again at the Diamond League meeting in Shanghai. A week after winning the national 5 000m title at the SA Senior Track and Field Championships in Potchefstroom, where he stunned SA…
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…
The annual Two Oceans ultra-marathon will be held in Cape Town on Saturday morning. We pick our top contenders for the men’s and women’s 56km races. Men Onalenna Khonkhobe A brave and gutsy athlete, Khonkhobe holds back for nobody, and the defending champion will again turn out among the favourites to retain his title. Khonkhobe’s…
Some of Southern Africa’s top athletes will turn out in Cape Town on Friday night at the Cape Milers Club ASA Grand Prix meeting taking place at Green Point Stadium. We take a look at three races which could produce fireworks. 10 000m women With the meeting hosting the SA 10 000m Championships, all eyes…
Udeme Okon delivered a stunning upset on Saturday, winning the national 200m title in his age group on the third and final day of the ASA U16, U18, U20 and U23 Track and Field Championships at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. Okon, who secured the world junior 400m title last year, won the U23…
Sub-youth athletes stole the show on Friday, as three national U16 records were shattered on the second day of the ASA U16, U18, U20 and U23 Track and Field Championships at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. In what was perhaps the performance of the day, Tiisetso Malungane (Athletics Gauteng North) dominated the U16 boys…
Local favourite Naeem Jack was the star performer on Thursday, breaking the South African men’s U20 record in the 110m hurdles event on day one of the SA U16, U18, U20 and U23 Track and Field Championships at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. Jack clocked 13.16 seconds in the colours of host province Western…
South Africa’s most talented young athletes will compete at the three-day ASA U16, U18, U20 and U23 Track and Field Championships starting in Cape Town on Thursday. We take a look at five athletes to watch at the annual domestic age group showpiece. Bayanda Walaza At this point, Walaza shouldn’t need an introduction, but we’ll…
Middle-distance runner Prudence Sekgodiso enjoyed another major breakthrough on Sunday, winning gold in the women’s 800m final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing. Sekgodiso produced an incredible tactical effort, sitting back for most of the race before launching a furious kick in the closing stages. She completed the race in 1:58.40, breaking her…
Experienced sprinter Akani Simbine secured his first major global individual medal on Friday, charging to third place in the men’s 60m final on the opening day of the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing. Simbine grabbed the bronze medal in 6.54 seconds, with Jeremiah Azu of Great Britain securing gold in 6.49 and Lachlan Kennedy…
Full schedule of South African athletes competing at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China starting on Friday (SA times). Friday, 21 March 5.15am – 800m women, heats (Prudence Sekgodiso) 6.55am – 60m men, heats (Akani Simbine) 2.03pm – 60m men, semi-finals (Simbine) 3.24pm – 60m men, final (Simbine) Saturday, 22 March 6.05am –…
Sprint sensation Bayanda Walaza and hurdles prodigy Tumi Ramokgopa were the standout performers on Wednesday, with both athletes shattering national junior records at the second leg of the ASA Grand Prix series at UJ Stadium in Johannesburg. Just four days after becoming the first SA junior athlete to go under 10 seconds over the 100m…
Strong fields have been unveiled for the second leg of the ASA Grand Prix series to be held at UJ Stadium in Johannesburg on Wednesday. We take a look at six athletes who are expected to light up the track. Bayanda Walaza (200m) The world junior champion is in spectacular form, having set a national…
World junior champion Bayanda Walaza took another big step forward in his blossoming career on Saturday, dipping under 10 seconds for the first time to win the Gauteng North provincial senior 100m title at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria. Walaza clocked 9.99 seconds, finishing well clear of silver medallist Gift Leotlela who crossed the line in…
Delivering the biggest surprise of the meeting, Karabo Letebele stuck up his hand at the ASA Grand Prix in Pretoria on Wednesday, emerging as the latest in a long line of phenomenal junior sprinters produced by South Africa over the last decade. Letebele set a personal best of 10.19 seconds, outclassing a strong field which…
Multiple national records fell on Wednesday, and there was a stunning victory by junior sprinter Karabo Letebele, as the ASA Grand Prix series opened with some memorable performances at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria. Opening the main programme at the top-flight domestic meeting, Leandri Holtzhausen produced an impressive heave of 67.95 metres in the women’s hammer…
Some of Africa’s top track and field athletes will compete at the Tshwane leg of the ASA Grand Prix series to be held at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria on Wednesday. We take a look at six individuals who are expected to deliver standout performances. Ferdinand Omanyala (100m) A regular performer on SA soil, Omanyala returns…
Multiple national records holders and Olympic medallists turned out on Thursday at the invitational track and field meeting hosted by Hoërskool Stellenbosch on Wednesday, 5 March, to open the new ACE Trust track. Among the winners were sprint star Akani Simbine, who triumphed in the men’s 60m race in 6.57 seconds, and middle-distance specialist Prudence…
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…
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