Wanted: A single hymn sheet from which Athletics South Africa and its athletes can sing to improve their medal haul at the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo
In a country where homosexuals are routinely subjected to violence in various forms, let’s remember that it was two gay women making the nation proud.
Political vendettas and funding shortages are stymying the potential of the country’s athletes.
Five South African athletes advanced to the next rounds of their respective events in track and field at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
SA’s Olympic team have been set a target of 12 medals at the London Games, but their performance should be deemed a success if they return with two.
South Africa’s javelin queen, Sunette Viljoen, was elated after she took a step closer to the magical 70 metres mark at the Diamond League meeting.
South Africa’s athletes will be gunning for places in the country’s Olympic team when they meet at the Senior Athletics Championships at the weekend.
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/ 5 September 2011
South Africa have finished 17th on the table after Caster Semenya grabbed the nation’s fourth medal during the World Athletics Championships.
The World Champs kicks off with LJ van Zyl a leading contender and Khotso Mokoena a hungry underdog.
SA athletes competing in the World Athletics Championships are keen to make up for the disappointment of Beijing.
South African athletes continued to dominate the 16th African Athletics Championships on another windy day in Addis Ababa on Saturday. Three more gold medals by Chris Harmse, Hennie Kotze and Sunette Viljoen, in the hammer throw, 110m hurdles and javelin respectively, brought the team’s golden haul to nine.