South Africa
Oscar Pistorius to prove relay point before London 2012
Double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius wants to prove before the London Olympics that he can run any leg of a 4x400m relay and should not be held back by concerns his carbon fiber blades would injure other athletes running in a pack.
SA Pistorius delight at World Championships bow in Daegu 2011
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius today spoke about his excitement at competing at the IAAF World Championships as he discussed the upcoming event with athletics great and 400m world record holder Michael Johnson.
SA's Van Blerk withdraws from Half-Marathon Championship in Port Elizabeth
South African women's title holder Irvette van Blerk has withdrawn on the eve of the South African Half-Marathon Championships which will be run in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
Semenya takes mid-distance double, focus on future - SA national championships day 2
World 800m champion, Caster Semenya says she has brushed off a controversial period in her career, and her personal life, and is focussed on a promising future after winning the 800m and 1500m double at the South African Athletics Championships in Durban on Sunday.
Mokoena wins Long Jump, Pistorius falls short on Day 1 of the SA nationals in Durban
Olympic Long Jump silver medallist Khotso Mokoena held off a charge from the youth brigade to defend his title on the opening day of the South African Athletics Championships in Durban on Saturday.
Caster Semenya wins on 400m debut in Bellville
South African World 800m champion, Caster Semenya, eased her way to victory in the women's 400m race at the third and final Yellow Pages Series meeting in Bellville, Cape Town yesterday.
South African LJ van Zyl breaks 11-year-old national 400m hurdles record in Pretoria
South African 400m hurdler Louis J van Zyl smashed Llewellyn Herbert's 11-year-old record at the second Yellow Pages meeting at the LC de Villiers Stadium, University of Pretoria last night.
Mokoka, Phalula twins spearhead SA team to Africa and World XC Championships
South Africa's 10,000m and XC Champion Steven Mokoka and the Phalula twins are to spearhead the SA contingent to both the African Cross Country Championships in Cape Town on March 6 and the World Championships in Spain on March 20.
Caster Semenya makes SA Commonwealth Games team; Mulaudzi too
The World 800m champion Caster Semenya has been included in the South African squad of 147 athletes for the 19th Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi, India from October 3-14 2010.
Kenyan Rudisha smashes Kipketer's 800m World Record; Semenya sub-2mins at the ISTAF in Berlin
The African champion, David Lekuta Rudisha of Kenya today set a new 800 metres World Record with a stunning time of 1 minute and 41.09 seconds at the 69th International Stadium Festival (ISTAF) meeting inside the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
