Two-time Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Ruswahl Samaai has highlighted the importance of the Commonwealth Games as a key platform for athlete development.
As South African athletes prepare for another busy week of Wanda Diamond League competition in Rome on Thursday and Stockholm on Sunday, athletics legend Hezekiel Sepeng believes the country’s athletes are making progress but have not yet reached their full potential.
Olympic silver medallist Bayanda Walaza is set to compete in his first race of the year at a meeting in Italy after recovering from an injury that kept him out of the recent World Relay Championships.
South African teenage sprint sensation Tumi Ramokgopha has set her sights on winning a medal at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Eugene later this year.
South African shot-put star Aiden Smith believes he is edging closer to history as he sets his sights on breaking both the national and African records in the coming months.
Athletics South Africa vice-president John Mathane pulled no punches during a rare press conference called to address several major issues facing the federation, including the suspension of president James Moloi, the troubled Soweto Marathon, unsanctioned races, and governance matters within ASA.