Tubby Reddy, chief executive of the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has said a meeting with the International Athletics Federations (IAAF) regarding the governance of Athletics SA (ASA) went very well. read more
Zola Majavu, administrator of Athletics SA (ASA), has said the country’s athletes are being affected by the ongoing instability within the governing body. read more
The SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has confirmed that South African Athletes will still be able to compete in the 2013 World Championship in Moscow. read more
The SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has confirmed that it has received the support of Athletics SA’s (ASA) provincial members after SASCOC placed the ASA under administration. read more
Pacesetter Vlam Pieterse, along with the Spike Laubscher and Frans Campher will lead the 12-Hour Bus as part of the Runner’s World Pacesetters Team at this year’s Comrades Marathon. read more
Rowyn James has stepped down as race director of the Two Oceans Marathon, saying his position had become ‘redundant’. read more
Entries for the Totalsports Ladies Races opened this week, with events planned in Durban, Stellenbosch and Johannesburg. read more
After its inaugural event in 2012, Robben Island’s very own triathlon, the Tri-Rock Robben Island, is back on the 12th October and entries are selling fast. read more
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has called on the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) to explain why it suspended the board of Athletics SA (ASA). read more
Zola Majavu, the administrator of Athletics SA (ASA) has said the governing body is beginning to recover now that he has full control of its banking accounts. read more
Several of Athletics SA’s (ASA) provincial members have called for a special general meeting in order to regain control of the sport. Four provinces have requested that Zola Majavu, the appointed administrator at ASA, set up a meeting to discuss a shift of power in the country’s Athletics governance. read more
Co-founder Tim Murphy has revealed the details of the Haile Gebrselassie Marathon, which will debut in Hawassa, Ethiopia on 20th October. read more
Gideon Sam, president of the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), has stated that only a ‘good samaritan’ willing to invest large sums will be able to save Athletics SA’s (ASA) from its current financial predicament. read more
Administrator of Athletics SA (ASA), Zola Majavu, has warned that the organisation faces a difficult financial future and is close to bankruptcy. read more
Organisers have announced that participants in this Saturday’s SPAR Women’s Challenge will receive a range of prizes with R50,000 of shopping vouchers available. read more
Organisers have announced that entries for this year’s Cellar 2 Cellar Trail run and wine experience are due to open this week on 1st May. read more
The London Marathon has announced that title sponsor Virgin Money has extended its partnership with the annual event for a further five years, and also revealed a new race logo and title for 2014. read more
Zola Majavu, the newly appointed administrator of Athletics SA (ASA), has spoken of some of the operational and financial problems that he has found at the federation since being appointed to help rectify the issues. read more
Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt is among 29 Olympic medallists, including 12 champions and four world record holders, who have so far been confirmed for the IAAF Diamond League at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on the 26th to 28th July - one year on from the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Games. read more
Security for this week’s London Marathon will be urgently reviewed today after two fatal explosions hit the end of the Boston Marathon. However, organisers added that the event will go ahead as scheduled. read more
Following an ongoing leadership and financial crisis, Athletics SA (ASA) has been placed under administration by the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) for the second time in less than four years. read more
James Evans, president of Athletics South Africa (ASA) has said that the federation is at risk of being suspended by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) following months of disputes at board level. read more
Just one month before the start of the 2013 campaign, Samsung has opted against a renewal of its support of the Diamond League leaving the International Association of Athletics Federations to obtain a new title sponsor for the series ahead of the opening event in Doha on 10th May. read more
On 6th April, an estimated 175 participants will be racing up and down Table Mountain in the fifth annual K-Way Platteklip Charity Challenge in an effort to raise money for Sinenjongo High School in Joe Slovo Park, Milnerton. read more
The 2013 edition of the Salomon SkyRun is now open for entries, with South Africa’s leading ultra-trail athletes this year vying for over R60,000 in prize money. read more
Six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has signed a new sponsorship deal with Samsung to promote the brand’s new camera, the NX300. read more
26,500 runners are expected to take part in the 2013 Old Mutual Two Oceans marathon on Easter Sunday according to organisers. read more
Shaun Bownes, the South African former Commonwealth gold medalist hurdler, has criticised the sport’s governing bodies for recent failings. read more
More than 5000 people are expected to participate in the latest edition of the Warrior Obstacle race in Pretoria on the 16th-17th March. read more
Olympic marathon runner Lusapho April helped defending champions Gamble Pharmacy beat their 21km course record by more than two-and-a-half minutes in the first race of the Investec Night Relay series in Port Elizabeth on Thursday evening. read more
Athletics SA (ASA) has signed a one-year broadcasting rights deal with the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). read more
Over 100 corporate teams are expected to descend on the North End Lake for the opening race of the Investec Night Relay series in Port Elizabeth on March 7th. read more
Whether at the Sharks or at the Springboks, I am going to push for a place to start.
Bismarck du Plessis is ready for his return into the Springbok side after 10 months out with injury.
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