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Athletics

End in sight to Semenya saga
Article
/ 10 June 2010

End in sight to Semenya saga

Caster Semenya’s future could become clearer on Thursday when she holds a news conference to discuss the "outcomes" of her gender dispute.

By Staff Reporter
Bolt vows ‘fast time’ at 100m season opener
Article
/ 18 May 2010

Bolt vows ‘fast time’ at 100m season opener

World and Olympic triple gold medallist Usain Bolt gets his 100-metre season under way on Wednesday and has promised a "very fast time".

By Staff Reporter
I’ll be back in June, says Caster
Article
/ 6 April 2010

I’ll be back in June, says Caster

Caster Semenya has pencilled June 24 as the date for her return to the track, after almost a year on the sidelines following her gender controversy.

By Staff Reporter
Semenya considers legal action to ensure track return
Article
/ 1 April 2010

Semenya considers legal action to ensure track return

Caster Semenya’s lawyers say they will do whatever is necessary to ensure the world 800m champion can compete without restriction this season.

By Jason Humphries
Ramaala eyes seat on ASA board
Article
/ 25 February 2010

Ramaala eyes seat on ASA board

Former New York marathon champion Hendrick Ramaala wants to take over as the head of Athletics South Africa (ASA) when a new board is elected.

By Wesley Botton
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Article
/ 15 January 2010

No local races for Caster

After some confusion Sascoc has made it clear that athlete Caster Semenya can’t compete locally until a final decisions is made on her gender tests.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 8 December 2009

Bolt is no ‘superman’

Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt is no ”superman” and can be beaten, his compatriot and rival Asafa Powell insisted on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 20 November 2009

Remembering the legends of the golden days

Athletics bosses have, over the years, been involved in boardroom fights and have forgotten to pay tribute to South Africa’s greatest athletes.

By Lucky Sindane
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Article
/ 18 November 2009

Olympic champion Ramzi stripped of gold medal

Bahrain’s Olympic 1 500 metres champion Rashid Ramzi has been stripped of his gold medal for doping at the Beijing 2008 Games.

By Karolos Grohmann
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Article
/ 30 October 2009

Athletes run short of funding

Claims that financing has been withheld from ASA have been vehemently denied by Sascoc, writes Glynnis Underhill.

By Glynnis Underhill
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Article
/ 10 September 2009

Semenya to learn fate in November, says IAAF

South Africa’s women’s 800 metres world champion Caster Semenya will learn her fate in November, following gender testing by the IAAF.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 September 2009

Semenya returns to action

While the debate on her gender rages, Caster Semenya is putting it all behind her and will be returning to action this weekend.

By Wesley Botton
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Article
/ 8 September 2009

Athletics SA denies not paying athletes’ allowances

Athletics SA denied a report on Tuesday that gold medallist Caster Semenya and other contracted athletes had not been paid their allowances.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 26 August 2009

Medal haul shows our progress, says Sascoc

South Africa’s medal return at the recent World Swimming and Athletics Championships are proof the country is on the right road to the next Olympics.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 August 2009

Warm welcome home for champ Semenya

Thousands of people welcomed athlete Caster Semenya on her return to Johannesburg on Tuesday.

By Courtney Brooks
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Article
/ 21 August 2009

Why Usain Bolt strides ahead

Years passed between Carl Lewis setting a new 100m record in 1991 and Usain Bolt going faster in 2008, but the Jamaican has now reduced the record.

By Owen Gibson
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Article
/ 21 August 2009

She’s a lady, man

If the IAAF had doubt about 800m golden girl Caster Semenya’s gender it could have tested her months ago.

By Phatisani Moyo
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Article
/ 20 August 2009

ANC condemns Semenya gender row

The ANC on Thursday anointed new 800m world champion Caster Semenya as the nation’s ”golden girl” while condemning speculation on her gender.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 August 2009

Kenyan teamwork destroys Ramolefi’s medal hopes

Kenyan teamwork put paid to Ruben Ramolefi and South African hopes in the 3000m steeplechase final at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 17 August 2009

One year on, lightning Bolt strikes again

Usain Bolt proved lightning does strike twice on Sunday as he smashed his own 100m world record at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin.

By Ryland James
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Article
/ 14 August 2009

Berlin: A wall to climb

SA athletes competing in the World Athletics Championships are keen to make up for the disappointment of Beijing.

By Firdose Moonda
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Article
/ 24 July 2009

”I’ll bolt when I’m ready’

Usain Bolt says it will take a bad day on the track for his rival, Tyson Gay, to get the better of him over 100m this year.

By Anna Kessel
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Article
/ 17 July 2009

Plastic bags to World Champs

Four months after he stunned the South African sporting community sprint star, Simon Magakwe, is heading for the world championship in Berlin.

By Prim Gower
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Article
/ 8 July 2009

Mokoena triumphs in Lausanne

Khotso Mokoena, continued his world class form on the tracks of Europe at the 2009 Athletissima Super Grand Prix in Lausanne on Tuesday night.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 27 March 2009

Accidental athlete

In just two weeks life has changed dramatically for Simon Magakwe, who emerged from nowhere to become SA’s new sprint king.

By Phathisani Moyo
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Article
/ 12 September 2008

How ‘Lightning’ Bolt cost himself 0,14 seconds

Had Usain Bolt not begun his celebrations 20m before the finish of the Olympic 100m final, he may have smashed his record by a further 0,14 seconds.

By James Randerson
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Article
/ 18 August 2008

Mokoena wins South Africa’s first medal

Long jumper Khotso Mokoena grabbed SA’s first medal of the Beijing Olympics when he won silver in his event with a jump of 8,24m on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 16 August 2008

Usain Bolt, the fastest man on Earth

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt won the men’s Olympic 100m in stunning style on Saturday, obliterating his own world record in 9,69 seconds.

By Sean Maguire
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Article
/ 16 August 2008

Bolt streaks ahead as Gay crashes out

World-record holder Usain Bolt scorched into the men’s 100m final of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, but Tyson Gay crashed out.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 16 August 2008

Another gold for Phelps in Beijing

Michael Phelps won a record-equalling seventh Olympic gold medal in Beijing, ahead of Saturday’s showpiece, the athletics’ men’s 100m final.

By Chris Foley
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Article
/ 12 August 2008

Powell: Bolt, Gay will not catch me

Former record holder Asafa Powell says Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay will not run him down if he takes the lead in their anticipated Olympic 100m clash.

By Gene Cherry
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Article
/ 8 August 2008

SA’s Olympic medal hopefuls

Lucky Sindane assesses which South Africans have the potential to bring medals home.

By Lucky Sindane
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