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…
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…
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’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…
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…
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