• World Athletics announces new global championship to conclude the 2026 track and field season
• US$10 million prize pot – the highest in track and field history
• Budapest announced as the inaugural host city
World Athletics today announced the launch of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, a groundbreaking new global championship event set to transform the athletics calendar and define which athlete is the best of the best – pitting world champions, Olympic champions, the Wanda Diamond League winners and the year’s best performing athletes against each other, to crown th…
Johannesburg, South Africa, 30 May 2024] - Uber has announced its support of rising star South African para-athlete Ntando Mahlangu, who will compete on the international stage in France this year. Uber will provide direct financial support and vouchers to be used on the Uber and Uber Eats Apps for the athlete participating in the competition.
KARKLOOF – Saturday's trail runs at the Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival proved to be successful outing for the Change a Life team, with Ayanda Ngcobo just getting the better of Bongani Hlongwane, while Sphesihle Zimu made sure the squad claimed all three podium spots. The leading pair of Change a Life teammates fought a race-long struggle for superiority in the main 21km event before Ngcobo managed to eke out a gap over Hlongwane and hold it to the finish.
With the friendly rivalry spurring on the two teamates, Ngcobo finished the tough 21km route in a quick time of 1:25:54…
South Africa’s Prudence Sekgodiso achieved her first ever victory in a Wanda Diamond League meeting, winning the 800m at the Meeting International Mohammed VI d’Athlétisme in Marrakesh in a world-leading 1:57.26 on Sunday (19).
Sekgodiso had been undefeated so far this year on home turf, but this was the 22-year-old’s first international race of the season and she duly raised her game. Olympic finalist Habitam Alemu of Ethiopia led through the first lap in 57.07, but Sekgodiso timed her finish to perfection to emerge victorious with her second PB of the year, taking 0.79 off the mark…
Lythe Pillay
Lythe Pillay became the second University of Johannesburg (UJ) student-athlete to qualify for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games after clocking an explosive 44.31 in the men’s senior 400m sprint, after gymnast Caitilin Rooskrantz. He won a gold medal surpassing the eight sprinters during the 2024 Athletics South Africa (ASA) National Championships at Msunduzi Athletics Stadium in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal.
UJ athletes secured five gold and eight silver medals, contributing to Gauteng Province’s medal haul under the Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) banner.
Pill…
2024 Para Athletics World Champs squad named
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has unveiled a formidable team of 15 athletes who will represent Team South Africa at the upcoming Para Athletics World Championships in Kobe, Japan, from May 17th to 25th.
In its 11th edition, the Para Athletics World Championships will feature over 1,000 athletes from more than a hundred nations competing across 171 medal events (93 male, 77 female, and one mixed).
Comprising seasoned athletes with a wealth of experience in global competitions, including the Paralympics, Te…
