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Rewriting the history books - The Elana Meyer story
1991 was a year of much excitement in South African sport, in particular in athletics. Firstly and very importantly, the Unity Talks...

Manfred Seidler
Mar 12, 20216 min read
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The Herculean efforts of Shadrack Hoff
To watch Shadrack Hoff running is to watch poetry in motion. He glides gracefully along while churning out kilometres at a blistering...

Manfred Seidler
Mar 5, 20215 min read
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Forged at Zoo Lake - The Hendrick Ramaala story
Every morning, without fail you will see a group of runners circling Zoo Lake in Johannesburg. Lap after lap of the roughly 3km circuit,...

Manfred Seidler
Feb 26, 20215 min read
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Silver Bullet Sepeng
Hezekiel Zeekie Sepeng’s accolades are many; South Africa record holder in the 800m since 1999; first black athlete to win an Olympic...

Manfred Seidler
Feb 19, 20216 min read
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The Guns of Gatlin
Justin Gatlin, much maligned, vilified, hated and not popular in the least, until he came to South Africa in 2018. His welcome from fans...

Manfred Seidler
Feb 12, 20215 min read
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The day I met Michael Johnson
I have been immensely privileged to have met and interviewed some of the best athletes to have walked the planet. Athletes such as Jan...

Manfred Seidler
Feb 5, 20215 min read
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