Simbine storms to Diamond League victory
Akani Simbine warmed into his Tokyo Olympic preparations with victory at the World Athletics Diamond League meeting in Florence... Read more
Scott and Nel continue progress ahead of Tokyo
More South African athletes headed for Tokyo have turned up the tempo as the countdown continues to the Olympics.
Simbine starts his Tokyo campaign in Italy
The South African 100m champion and reigning Commonwealth Games gold medallist Akani Simbine will start his buildup to the... Read more
‘Gifted’ Leotlela joins the sub-10 second 100m club
Gift Leotlela became the sixth South African sprinter to dip under 10 seconds over 100 metres when he won... Read more
Our two ‘big men’ putting SA back on the map
The men’s shot put has become one of the forgotten events in South African athletics, but Jason van Rooyen... Read more
Nel joins Steyn and Van Zyl on Tokyo bus
Wenda Nel became the third South African female athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games when she won... Read more
Sky is the limit for Team SA’s relay squads
The future is bright for South Africa’s relay squads. So bright it might even be coloured in gold, silver... Read more
Glory as Simbine anchors SA to World Relay title
South Africa’s men’s 4x100m relay squad are on top of the world after winning the World Relay Championships in... Read more
Stage set for relay squads to make mark
Team SA’s 4x400m mixed relay team has their destiny in their own hands – and batons – when they... Read more
4x100m men eye relay medal in Poland
South Africa’s men’s 4x100m sprinters go into this weekend’s World Relay Championships in Silesia, Poland, with very real ambitions... Read more
Nel happy to be making progress
Wenda Nel was 0.18 sec too slow to qualify in the 400m hurdles for the Tokyo Games, but she... Read more
Simbine denied 100m SA record by the wind
Caster Semenya and Akani Simbine were among the athletes that shone on the opening day of South African athletics’... Read more
Van Niekerk shows his form in 200m win
Olympic 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk laid down a marker when he raced to an impressive victory in the... Read more
Simbine firmly in the sub 10-sec zone
Running sub 10-second times is no big deal to Akani Simbine. He can do so nine of the ten... Read more
Practice makes perfect for relay stars
South Africa’s 4x100m relay athletes are one team with one goal. All agree that winning a medal at the... Read more
Van Niekerk heads to US to prepare for Tokyo
Olympic 400m champion and world record holder Wayde van Niekerk is off to the United States where he will... Read more
Koekemoer back to make it count
In 2015 a shy 19-year old from Graaff Reinet, caused a stir when he stopped the clock running 45.42sec... Read more
Covid claims life of 1996 Team SA Olympian
Former South African 800m record holder, national champion and 1996 Olympian Marius van Heerden has died after contracting Covid-19.... Read more
