Nel looks to shine in the absence of SA elite Wenda Nel hopes to improve her season's best in the women's 400m hurdles at the SA Open Championships, the final event of the domestic track and field season, in Potchefstroom on Saturday. Read full article |
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Viljoen back in New York Sunette Viljoen will return to her favourite hunting ground, while former world champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi makes a comeback at Saturday's Diamond League meeting in New York. Read full article |
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Nel, Ebersohn to battle it out at SA Open Champs Wenda Nel and Annerie Ebersohn will meet each again in the women’s 400m hurdles at the SA Open Championships set to take place on Saturday, 25 May 2013 at McArthur Stadium in Tlokwe. Read full article |
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ASA not in danger of suspension - Reddy Sascoc chief executive Tubby Reddy said on Wednesday he did not believe Athletics SA was in danger of being suspended. Read full article |
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Semenya excluded from Sascoc programme Olympic silver medallist Caster Semenya was a surprise exclusion from the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee's (Sascoc) Operation Excellence (Opex) programme. Read full article |
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IAAF seeks Sascoc explanation South Africa's Olympic governing body has been called on by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to explain the suspension of the Athletics SA (ASA) board. Read full article |
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Pistorius rules out running this year Murder-accused South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius will not race this season, his agent said on Monday, weeks before the Paralympian's return to court. Read full article |
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SA trio out of sorts in Diamond League All three of South Africa's entrants produced disappointing performances in the second leg of the Diamond League athletics series in Shanghai, China, on Saturday. Read full article |
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ASA lacked proper governance - Majavu Athletics SA (ASA) administrator Zola Majavu says a lack of governance was at centre of the federation's problems. Read full article |
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SA Olympic finalists to do battle in Shanghai Two of South Africa's London Olympic finalists, Khotso Mokoena and Lehann Fourie, will line up against some of the world's best athletes at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting in China on Saturday. Read full article |
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ASA needs a helping hand - Sam Only a good samaritan with deep pockets can help Athletics SA (ASA) out of its financial woes, says SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) president Gideon Sam. Read full article |
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Cronje breaks SA record Johan Cronje broke the 20-year-old South African record in the men's 1 500 metres, finishing eighth in the opening leg of the Diamond League season in Doha, Qatar, on Friday night. Read full article |
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SA hurdlers in Doha tussle South Africa's two men's 400m hurdles protagonists, LJ van Zyl and Cornel Fredericks, will lock horns for the first time since becoming training partners, at the Doha Diamond League meeting on Friday. Read full article |
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Long road ahead for ASA - Majavu Faced with a stack of bills and outstanding payments, Athletics SA (ASA) administrator Zola Majavu admits the federation has a long way to go to rectify its current financial status. Read full article |
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Shange’s sights on SA Record The 23-year-old Lebogang Shange from Central Gauteng not only won the SA Championships, but travelled to Mauritius less than a week later where he also won the Africa Race Walking Championships. Read full article |
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Mokoena leaps over crocs in KZN It was a dream come true for Olympic silver medallist Khotso Mokoena when he leapt over a creek of crocodiles in Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal, it was reported on Tuesday. Read full article |
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SA athletics season further delayed Another athletics meeting has been postponed at the back end of the South African domestic track and field season. Read full article |
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World No 1 leads field at Varsity Athletics South African long-jump champion Zarck Visser, who successfully defended his title last weekend, will headline the second leg of the Varsity Athletics series in front of his home crowd. Read full article |
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Only Pistorius knows what his running means now For any track athlete, time counts more than anything else. The minutes, the seconds and the fractions of seconds. For Oscar Pistorius now, it's the days, weeks, months and - maybe - the years that pass. Read full article |
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Athletics meeting postponed The second of three permit meetings in the domestic track and field season has been postponed indefinitely, according to event organiser Danie Cornelius. Read full article |