With a fortnight remaining before Team SA’s track and field athletes starting competition at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, we have a look where are our top athletes are ranked in the world based on this calendar year.
The track and field squad for the Commonwealth Games is:
Men: Gift Leotlela (100m, 4x100m); Akani Simbine (4x100m), Bradley Nkoana (4x100m), Cheswill Johnson (4x100m), Mvuyo Moss (100m, 4x100m), Sinesipho Dambile (200m, 4x100m), Mthi Mthimkulu (200m, 4x400m mixed), Zakithi Nene (400m, 4x400m mixed), Lythe Pillay (400m, 4x400m mixed), Johannes Munnik (1500m), Maxime Chaumeton (5000m), Tshepo Tshite (1500m), Jacobus le Roux (110m H), Sabelo Dhlamini (400mH), Aiden Smith (shot put), Douw Smit (javelin), Kyle Rademeyer (pole vault)
Women: Marlie Viljoen (400m, 4x400m mixed), Prudence Sekgodiso (800m), Karabo More (1500m), Tayla Kavanagh (5000m), Marione Fourie (100mH), Rogail Joseph (400m, 4x400m mixed), Miné de Klerk (shot put), Jo-Ane du Plessis (javelin)
WORLD RANKINGS
MEN
100m: 17th Bayanda Walaza (9.94), 22nd Bradley Nkoane (9.95), T31st Akani Simbine and Gift Leotlela (9.97)
200m: 4th Sinesipho Dambile (19.74), 35th Mthi Mthimkulu (20.11)
400m: Zakithi Nene 3rd (43.89), 15th Lythe Pillay 44th (44.32), 43rd Mthi Mthimkulu (44.75)
1500m: 14th Tshepo Tshite (3:31.53)
110m hurdles: 17th Antonio Alkana (13.18), T20th Mondray Barnard (13.19)
400m hurdles: 31st Matodzi Ndo (48.64)
Long jump: 40th Luvo Manyonga (8.12m)
Shot put: 26th Aiden Smith 26th (20.89m), T29th Chris van Niekerk (20.67m)
Javelin: 8th Douw Smit 18th (84.79)
WOMEN
800m: 8th Prudence Sekgodiso (1:56.83)
100m hurdles: 20th Marione Fourie (12.59)
400m hurdles: 23rd Rogail Joseph (54.74)
5000m: 44th Tayla Kavanagh (14:58.52)
Shot put: 27th Miné de Klerk (18.48m), 30th Ashley Erasmus (18.30m), Colette Uys 49th (17.71m)
Javelin: 25th Mckyla van der Westhuizen (60.87m), 63rd, Jo-Ane du Plessis 13th (57.54m)