ATHLETICS SOUTH AFRICA

SA shot putter Kyle Blignaut

Kyle Blignaut targets World Championships qualification in Botswana

South African shotput champion Kyle Blignaut is hopeful of booking his ticket to the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, when he competes in Botswana this weekend.

ASA Senior Track & Field National Championships: Day 1

Richardson eyes World Championships qualification

Rising 100m star Benjamin Richardson knows he needs to up his game after recently racing against Kenya's African record-holder Ferdinand Omanyala and South African champion Akane Simbine.

Marathon runner Gerda Steyn

Gerda Steyn breaks Two Oceans Marathon course record again

South Africa’s road running superstar Gerda Steyn broke the Two Oceans Marathon course record for a second year in a row to become the ultra-marathon’s most successful participant.

Tshepo Tshite

Sepeng Backs Tshite to win National Title

South Africa’s top track and field coach Samuel Sepeng expects Tshepo Tshite to win the 1500m titanic battle at the South African Senior Track and Field Championship in Potchefstroom.

Annie Bothma wins 2023 ASA Marathon national title

How inspirational Annie Bothma won ASA national title despite rare disorder

Newly crowned South African marathon champion Annie Bothma recently completed the double by winning the Athletics SA national marathon title and the Durban International Marathon despite struggling with a rare disorder.

Akani Simbine of Team South Africa competes in the Men's 100m Round 1 heats on day five of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at Alexander Stadium on August 2, 2022 on the Birmingham, Uni

Simbine aims to end World Championship medal drought in Hungary

South African track and field coach of the year Werner Prinsloo says SA 100m champion Akani Simbine could end his long wait for a medal at the World Championships in Budapest later this year.