South Africa tops medals table at African Senior Championships in Douala
Team South Africa dominated the medals table at the 23rd CAA African Athletics Senior Championships in Douala, Cameroon.
Athletics South Africa
Athletics South Africa is the governing body for the sport code of track and field in the Republic of South Africa with a head office in Johannesburg.
Xaba shines on Day 1 of ASA Senior Championships in Pietermaritzburg
Glenrose Xaba stole the show as the ASA Senior Track and Field, Combined Events and Relays Championships opened in explosive fashion at the Msunduzi Athletics Stadium in Pietermaritzburg.
Jingqi to set track alight at ASA Grand Prix in Potchefstroom
All eyes will be on junior star Viwe Jingqi in the women’s 200m after recovering from injury niggles that hampered her 2023 season.
Abduraghmaan and Murray shine at ASA Age Group Championships – Day 1
Karriem Abduraghmaan and Kayla Murray charge to victory in the junior men’s and women’s 100m finals on Day 1 of ASA U16, U18 and U20 Track and Field Championships in Pietermaritzburg.
Xaba and Sesedi outclass field to win SA 10km titles in Tshwane
Glenrose Xaba and Andries Sesedi secure the South African women’s and men’s titles, respectively at the 2022 ASA 10km Championships at Pilditch Stadium, Tshwane.
Simbine leads strong South African team to 2022 African Championships
Akani Simbine will lead an 89-member strong SA team, which also features World and Olympic champion Caster Semenya, to the 22nd CAA African Championships in Mauritius next month.
Dambile springs surprise 200m victory at 2022 ASA Senior Championships
Talented 20-year-old Sinesipho Dambile won the men’s 200m gold in 20.55 seconds, holding off a challenge from national record holder and pre-race favourite Clarence Munyai in Cape Town.
Sekgodiso and Sibiya stun rivals at 2022 ASA Senior Championships
Prudence Sekgodiso and Nkosinathi Sibiya won hard-fought battles to secure the women’s and men’s 1500m titles at the ASA Senior Track and Field National Championships on Friday,
Omanyala edges Simbine at ASA Grand Prix 4 meeting in Germiston
Kenyan Ferdinard Omanyala wins the men’s 100m in 9.98 ahead of South African Akani Simbine, who came second in 10.11 at the ASA Grand Prix Series 4 meeting in Germiston, South Africa.
Omanyala shines at ASA Athletics Grand Prix 3 in Potchefstroom
Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala storms to victory in 10.11 seconds to win the men’s 100m race at the third leg of 2022 ASA Athletics Grand Prix series in Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Mine de Klerk shatters South African junior record in California
Competing in her first collegiate season as a freshman at the University of Oregon, De Klerk produced a 54.22m heave to win the discus throw competition at the Aztec Invitational meeting in San Diego, California.
World record holder Stephen Mokoka not yet ready to step up
South Africa’s Stephen Mokoka stepped up to 50km in style, running 2:40:13 to break the men’s world record, at the Nedbank #Runified 50km in Gqeberha.
Doha 2019 | Munyai and Jobodwana cruise into 200m Semis – Day 3 Report
South African sprinters, Clarence Munyai and Anaso Jobodwana, kept the SA flag flying on day 3, with both athletes coasting through the opening round of the men’s 200m event at the IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar on Sunday.
Team SA departs for IAU 100km World Championships in Croatia
The nine-member South African ultra-distance team departs for Sveti, Croatia on Tuesday night, ahead of the IAU 100km World Championships to be held on Saturday 8 September 2018.
Caster Semenya shatters South African 1000m record
Caster Semenya produced another superb performance, smashing the South African record, to win the women’s 1,000m at the ISTAF Berlin – IAAF World Challenge Meeting in Berlin, Germany on Sunday.
Semenya, Manyonga win Diamond League titles in Zurich
World champions Caster Semenya and Luvo Manyonga were the standout performers, leading a large group of South African athletes by successfully defending their titles at the first of two finals in the IAAF Diamond League series in Zurich, Switzerland on Thursday
Manyonga shines at 2018 IAAF Diamond League in Birmingham
South African and World Long Jump champion Luvo Manyonga was in spectacular shape, smashing the Meeting record to win the event in 8.53m at the 2018 IAAF Diamond League Meeting in Birmingham, UK.
Samaai, Hogan shine for South Africa at African Championships in Asaba
Defending champions South Africa enjoyed a spectacular afternoon session on Day 2 of the 2018 CAA African Senior Championships in Asaba, Nigeria.
Manyonga soars to 8.58m, Shange breaks SA record in London
Luvo Manyonga and race walker Lebogang Shange were the best of a large South African contingent at the 11th leg of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League series held in London, England 21-22 July.
Tampere 2018 – Zeney van der Walt wins 400m hurdles Gold for Team SA
Zeney van der Walt earned South Africa’s second gold medal of the IAAF World U20 Championships on Friday night, charging to a commanding victory in the 400m Hurdles Women final in Tampere, Finland.
South African trio set for IAAF Diamond League in Rabat
World and Olympic 800m champion, Caster Semenya, will lead a three-member South African contingent to the ninth leg of the 2018 IAAF Diamond League series in Rabat, Morocco on Friday night.
Blignaut betters own South African record to win Shot Put Gold at Tampere 2018
Kayle Blignaut opened South Africa’s campaign at Tampere 2018 in style on Tuesday, securing a gold medal by a centimetre to win the men’s Shot put final at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.
Strong Team SA departs for Tampere 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships
Athletics South Africa (ASA) on Sunday bid farewell to a modest sized but strong 19-member team departing for the IAAF World U20 Championships, which holds in Tampere, Finland from 10-15 July, 2018.
Steenkamp shatters own South African record in Switzerland
Rikenette Steenkamp produced another breakthrough performance on Sunday, obliterating her own South African 100m Hurdles record with a sterling performance at the Resisprint International Track and Field Meeting in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
South Africa selects 39 for London Athletics World Cup
A 39-member strong team has been named by Athletics South Africa for the inaugural edition of the Athletics World Cup to be held in London, England between 14-15 July.
Steenkamp sets South African 100m Hurdles record in Prague
Rikenette Steenkamp broke the South African women’s 100m Hurdles record, clocking 12.91 seconds, at the Josef Odlozil Memorial Track and Field Meeting in Prague on Monday night.
Record medal haul for SA on Day 2 of CAA Southern Region U18/U20 Championships
National records tumbled on Saturday, with the host nation producing another dominant all-round performance on the second and final day of the CAA Southern Region U20 Youth and U18 Junior Championships at Boksburg Athletics Stadium, in Johannesburg.
South Africa dominate regional U18 and U20 Championships – Day 1
World Youth 400m Hurdles champion Sokwakhana Zazini wrapped up an impressive all-round performance by the South African team on Friday, winning 38 of 39 finals on the opening day of the CAA Southern Region U18 Youth & U20 Junior Championships in Johannesburg.
SA sprinters claim 4x100m relay silver at Commonwealth Games
The South African men’s 4x100m relay team closed out the Athletics contingent’s campaign in style on Saturday, taking the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
South Africa unveils large preparatory squad for CAA Asaba 2018
A 127-member national preparation squad has been announced by Athletics South Africa for the 2018 CAA African Senior Championships in Asaba, Nigeria between 1-5 August.
Commonwealth Games: Manyonga lands gold in the Gold Coast
World champion Luvo Manyonga leaped to another major international title, taking gold in the Long Jump Men final as the SA athletics team bagged four more medals, on the fourth day of Track and Field competition at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia on Wednesday.
Simbine, Bruintjies join Cremona in GC2018 Commonwealth Games Finals
A trio of South African athletes had no trouble in the preliminary rounds on Sunday, booking their places in medal contests at the Commonwealth Games as the athletics competition got under way at Gold Coast, Australia.
Shange and Oosthuizen to lead South African Race Walking team to Taicang 2018
National record-holders Lebogang Shange and Anel Oosthuizen will spearhead a nine-member South African team to the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships which will be held in Taicang, China between 5-6 May 2018.
All set for 2018 ASA Senior Championships in Tshwane
Fireworks are expected across a variety of disciplines at the 2018 ASA Senior Track & Field and Combined Events Championships at the Tuks Athletics Stadium in Tshwane, South Africa from 15-17 March.
Liquid Telecom named title sponsor of the Athletix Grand Prix Series
Athletics South Africa (ASA) together with local sports marketing agency, Stillwater Sports, have announced Liquid Telecom as the title sponsor of the Liquid Telecom Athletix Grand Prix Series.