No Simbine-Gatlin race for Pretoria
Simbine and Gatlin

No Simbine-Gatlin race for Pretoria

Any hopes of seeing Rio Olympics 100-metre finalist Akani Simbine up against world champion Justin Gatlin on South African soil have been given a false-start. (more…)

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Van Niekerk sizzles in Switzerland
Van Niekerk celebrates Swiss success

Van Niekerk sizzles in Switzerland

Olympic champion and world record holder Wayde van Niekerk fired a crackerjack shot across the bows of any would-be pretenders to his World Championship 400m crown in Switzerland on Thursday night, writes MARK ETHERIDGE.

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Van Niekerk blitzes to SA 200m record in Jamaica
Van Niekerk in Jamaica for his new SA record

Van Niekerk blitzes to SA 200m record in Jamaica

South Africa’s golden boy of the track, Wayde van Niekerk, added another South African record to his collection in Kingston, Jamaica, late on Saturday night. MARK ETHERIDGE reports.

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It’s double gold in Doha for Simbine, Semenya
Simbine, Gatlin and Powell in Doha action.

It’s double gold in Doha for Simbine, Semenya

By Mark Etheridge

National champion and record-holder Akani Simbine became the first South African to win a Diamond League 100-metre sprint when he beat an impressive field in Doha, Qatar on Friday evening.

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Simbine scorches to sub-10sec gold at SA Champs
Simbine and Van Niekerk celebrate after the 100m

Simbine scorches to sub-10sec gold at SA Champs

Led by Akani Simbine, sprinters were the star performers on Friday, setting an explosive start on the first of two days of competition at the ASA Athletics Championships in Potchefstroom.

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Semenya moves up to to 3000m but stays on winning trail
POTCHEFSTROOM, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 15: Caster Semenya of Pukke dances after winning the women's 3000m during the ASA Speed Series 3 in the Kenneth McArthur Athletics Stadium atNorth West University (Pukke) on March 15, 2017 in Potchefstroom, South Africa. (Photo by Roger Sedres/ImageSA)

Semenya moves up to to 3000m but stays on winning trail

Olympic medallists Caster Semenya and Sunette Viljoen opened their 2017 seasons with convincing victories in the third leg of the ASA Speed Series at Kenneth McArthur Athletics Stadium in Potchefstroom on Wednesday.

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