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Caster faces true test

Tuesday August 24, 2010

By Mark Etheridge

She’s won three in a row since her July comeback but our world 800-metre champion Caster Semenya faces her sternest test yet on Friday night.

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Izelle wins SA’s 11th medal

Monday August 23, 2010

Izelle Neuhoff earned South Africa’s 11th medal at the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore on Monday.

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Caster wins again

Sunday August 22, 2010

By Mark Etheridge

Caster Semenya’s comeback continued to gather momentum as she notched up a third consecutive victory in Berlin, Germany on Sunday.

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Two more medals for SA

Saturday August 21, 2010

Jacques du Plessis landed South Africa’s second gold medal of the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore on Saturday.

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Caster’s comeback continues

Friday August 20, 2010

By Mark Etheridge

The comeback of Caster Semenya to international track and field competition comes full circle, well almost, on Sunday.

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Sunette only seventh

Friday August 20, 2010

By Mark Etheridge

African and Commonwealth javelin champion Sunette Viljoen slumped to seventh spot in last night’s IAAF Diamond League athletics action in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Sunette aims to shine

Thursday August 19, 2010

By Mark Etheridge

Continental javelin champion and record-holder Sunette Viljoen is the sole competitor flying the South African flag in Zurich at Thursday night’s Weltklasse meeting, the first of two IAAF Diamond League track and field finals. 

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Dylan’s PB puts him in final

Wednesday August 18, 2010

A personal best throw saw South Africa’s Dylan Jacobs sailing through to the final of the boys javelin at the Youth Olympics in Singapore on Wednesday.

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Stephen, Irvette take titles

Sunday August 15, 2010

By Mark Etheridge

In-form Irvette van Blerk added a second national road running title to her list of achievements when she won the national 10-kilometre championships in Paarl on Saturday.

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Bladerunner blitzes to record

Sunday August 15, 2010

By Mark Etheridge

It was second time lucky for our Bladerunner track star, Oscar Pistorius in London on Saturday.

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Athletics

Olympic sport since 1896

Has won the most medals (9) of any code since 1992, including Josia Thugwane’s gold in 1996. It also provided the only medal (Khotso Mokoena) from the 2008 Games.

FAST FACTS
South Africa has 2 current world track and field champions – Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (men’s 800m) and Caster Semenya (women’s 800m). Khotso Mokoena (men’s long jump) won the silver medal at the last world championships.

The men’s 100m South African record is 10.06, set by Johan Rossouw in Johannesburg in 1988.
The fastest time by a South African last year was 10.21, set by Simon Magakwe.

The women’s 100m South African record is 11.06, set by Evette de Klerk at Germiston in 1990.
The fastest time by a South African last year was 11.36, set by Tsholofelo Thipe.

QUOTABLE QUOTE
‘When I put on this vest, I feel no pain’ – South Africa’s four-time Olympic athlete Hendrick Ramaala on the pride he takes in representing his country.

OPEX 2012 OLYMPIC SQUAD MEMBERS

Men
Khotso Mokoena (long jump)
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (800m)
LJ van Zyl (400m hurdles)
Ruben Ramolefi (3000m steeplechase)

Women
Sunette Viljoen (javelin)

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