Former world champion Wayde van Niekerk and three-time finalist Akani Simbine will lead the SA team at the World Athletics Championships starting in Budapest, Hungary next week after being named in a strong national team by Athletics South Africa.
The final team announced by the federation on Tuesday includes a total of 36 athletes made of 24 men and 12 women who will represent South Africa at the 19th edition of the international track and field showpiece. Van Niekerk, who won 400m gold at the 2015 and 2017 World Championships, has been in good f...
A squad of 26 athletes and officials will proudly represent South Africa at this year’s World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, France, from 8 to 17 July.
The team comprises a great blend of experienced athletes who have excelled at various international para events. Among them, Paralympians Ndodomzi Jonathan Ntutu, Zanele Situ, Tyron Pillay, Louzanne Coetzee, Liezel Gouws, Sheryl James, Mpumelelo Mhlongo and Tokyo Paralympics gold medallist in para-cycling – Pieter du Preez will stand out as key members.
These championships play a crucial role in athletes’ pursuit of securing slots f...
A total of 58 athletes have been included in the ASA Preliminary Team and Preparation Squad in the build-up to the 2023 World Athletic Championships to be held in Budapest, Hungary between 19-27 August.
The Preliminary Team, which consists of athletes who have automatically qualified by entry standard, features 10 athletes in individual events as well as the SA men's 4x100m relay team.
The nine men athletes who have already booked their places in the team are Akani Simbine(100m), Wayde van Niekerk (400m), Zakithi Nene (400m), Lythe Pillay ...
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2023 Mar 30
ASA has taken note of the important decisions taken by World Athletics at its Council meeting held on 23 March 2023 regarding the eligibility regulations for athletes who are transgender or who have Differences of Sexual Development (DSD).
For DSD athletes, the new regulations will require any relevant athletes to reduce their testosterone levels below a limit of 2.5 nmol/L for a minimum of 24 months to compete internationally in the female category in any event and not just the events that were restricted...
WORLD ATHLETICS PRESS RELEASE 23 MAR 2023
The World Athletics Council has today made a number of important decisions regarding the future participation of the Russian and Belarusian Member Federations in athletics, and the eligibility regulations for athletes who are transgender or who have Differences of Sexual Development (DSD).
The Council agreed to the reinstatement of the Russian Federation (RusAF) following seven years of suspension due to egregious institutional doping violations. However, athletes, officials and supporting personnel from Russia and Belarus are stil...
The South African team put up a fight in multiple races on Saturday, narrowly missing out on the podium at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia.
In the senior men's 10km race, Precious Mashele produced a strong finish to take 16th position in 30:44, leading the SA squad to fifth place in the team competition.
Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda secured the gold medal in 29:17.
Earlier, in the senior women's 10km race, Cian Oldknow held on to finish 27th in 36:02, with the SA team taking seventh position.
While Ethiopian athlete Letesenbet Gidey looked s...
A confident and capable ASA national team departed safely from Johannesburg, on Tuesday night to take on the world's best distance runners at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships taking place in Bathurst, Australia on Saturday, 18 February 2023.
South Africa will face 46 other countries at the biennial showpiece, as well as an invited refugee team.
And with full squads lining up from East African distance-running giants Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda, as well as other strong teams entering from around the globe, SA athletes will face tough challenges in all five ...
