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'Competing at the Olympics in 2021 was an incredible experience' - Neheng Khatala to race Absa TSHWANE 10K
This time three years ago, Neheng Khatala was preparing for her Olympic debut. Lesotho's national record holder over the marathon...
Mosibodi Whitehead
Aug 9, 20242 min read
'I'm really excited' - Gerda Steyn recovered and ready for Olympic Marathon
For the purists, Gerda Steyn shouldn’t be at the Olympics at all. For some experts, South Africa’s road running queen known for her...
Mosibodi Whitehead
Aug 8, 20242 min read
'God pulled through again' - Miranda Coetzee through to Olympic semi-final
Having qualified for her maiden Olympic Games just days before the qualification window closed, Miranda Coetzee was cautiously optimistic...
Mosibodi Whitehead
Aug 6, 20242 min read
RACE REPORT: Seoposengwe downs Nkhasi in Soweto, Njoki runs 31:00 at TWR in Durban & Xaba wins SPAR TSHWANE
Four weeks after setting a new SA All-Comers record to win the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K, Christine Njoki retrained to South Africa...
Mosibodi Whitehead
Aug 5, 20242 min read
'I feel so good and proud of myself. I feel like I can cry' - Rogail Joseph through to Olympic 400mH semis
After starting out as a promising junior who claimed both the 400m and 100m hurdles title at the 2019 African U20 Championships, Rogail...
Mosibodi Whitehead
Aug 4, 20242 min read
'I want to win the Grand Prix' - Xaba downs Tadu in memorable victory at SPAR TSHWANE 10KM
For the first time in over two years, Tadu Nare lost a SPAR Grand Prix race today. May 2022 was the last time Nare was beaten and it took...
Mosibodi Whitehead
Aug 3, 20243 min read
'They must reach the final' - Sepeng's athletes are ready for Olympic battle
In 1996, Samuel Sepeng watched on television as his brother Hezekiel Sepeng won a silver medal in the 800m at the Atlanta Games in the...
Thathe Msimango
Aug 1, 20243 min read
'I don't feel any pressure' - Defending champion Mulaudzi looks for another podium at Absa TSHWANE 10K
When they toe the start line against one another, elite athletes generally line up as rivals. But what is often overlooked is how many of...
Mosibodi Whitehead
Jul 31, 20242 min read
'If I quit, it would have haunted me' - Hogan's 18-year journey to Olympic debut dream
In 2016, South African most successful discus thrower Victor Hogan tested positive for a banned substance called methylhexaneamine. He...
Thathe Msimango
Jul 30, 20243 min read
'This is my show' - Khonkhobe declares ambitions for Africanbank Soweto Marathon
After winning the Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon in April, Onalenna Khonkhobe is targeting victory at the Africanbank Soweto Marathon....
Mosibodi Whitehead
Jul 29, 20243 min read
'I handled the heat' - Karabo Mailula bests quality field to win F21 Half Marathon as Mohale grabs third title in Phalaborwa
On a sweltering hot day where the mercury almost touched 30 degrees celsius, Karabo Mailula delivered the hottest performance of her...
Mosibodi Whitehead
Jul 28, 20243 min read
'This time we are ready' - Moloi confident that ASA Athletes will win 3 or 4 Olympic medals
After returning from Tokyo 2021 without winning a single medal for the first time since readmission in 1992, the athletics section of the...
Mosibodi Whitehead
Jul 26, 20243 min read
'We've never had a competition which goes to every single province' - New schools Track and Field Series coming in 2025
After a bitter boardroom battle culminating in the suspension of the South African Schools Athletics (SASA) board in January 2020,...
Mosibodi Whitehead
Jul 25, 20243 min read
'I like to run fast, flat races' - Tadu Nare looks for fast time at Cape Town leg of Totalsports Womens Race
Two weeks before she broke Elana Meyer's 23-year-old SA 10km Record, Glenrose Xaba produced the second fastest time of her career when...
Mosibodi Whitehead
Jul 23, 20242 min read
Kavanagh returns from injury with podium finish at KZNA 5km Champs
After spending a couple of months injured, South African road-running starlet Tayla Kavanagh made a strong comeback when she clocked a...
Thathe Msimango
Jul 22, 20242 min read
'We've got to make it worthwhile for elite SA women to continue with running' - Absa RYC pays R430 000 in incentives as Xaba cashes in for new SA Record
Two months before Glenrose Xaba celebrated her sixth birthday, a national running icon set a benchmark that would go on to define Xaba’s...
Mosibodi Whitehead
Jul 22, 20243 min read
Molahloe outsprints Kavanagh to grab KZNA 5km title as Kubheka wins men's race
Rising star Ntsoaki Molahloe continued with her great 2024 form when she clocked an impressive 16:33 to grab the KwaZulu-Natal Athletics...
Thathe Msimango
Jul 21, 20242 min read
'I'm happy with the progress' - Nadeel Wildschutt reflects on new Boland 10km record and magical 2024
Over a period of 14 months, South African track sensation Adriaan Wildschutt has been in tremendous form, grabbing the limelight as the...
Thathe Msimango
Jul 18, 20243 min read
'I have not accepted anything' - Adams runs 21.31 and will continue with legal action after ASA Olympic snub
After initially including him then removing his name from the Olympic team because of a lack of fitness, Athletics South Africa (ASA)...
Mosibodi Whitehead
Jul 17, 20242 min read
'Age doesn’t matter. If God gives you a gift, it’s yours" - Teenager Bayanda Walaza ready for Olympic debut
In many ways, being selected for an Olympic team is all about timing. Being at the right place at the right time, which in athletics...
Mosibodi Whitehead
Jul 16, 20243 min read
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