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Mosibodi Whitehead
Apr 11, 20222 min read
Kabelo Seboko announces return from injury with win at CGA Champs 5000m
For one as talented as he, the last two years have been difficult to endure for Kabelo Seboko. While his training partner Precious...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Apr 11, 20222 min read
'I want the academy to be the best in the country in the next 5 years' - Prodigal Khumalo
Anyone who happened to be born in the townships and rural areas of Southern Africa before 1994, will tell you what a special and rare...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Apr 8, 20222 min read
Nkangala AA boss Mabaso praises Phantane's Mdu Khumalo for donation of new tracksuits
When it comes to developing future champions, few do it better than Emmanuel Mabaso. So committed is the coach from Mpumalanga to...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Apr 7, 20223 min read
"My mom told me to dig deep" - Taylon Bieldt after winning 400mH thriller against van der Walt & Nel
So exciting was the action delivered at last night's ASA Grand Prix Series meet that it took multiple slow motion replays and a photo...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Apr 6, 20222 min read
"The goal is to come back and show up for my people" - Semenya ahead of Potch ASA Grand Prix tonight
After being banned by World Athletics from competing in distances from 400m to 1500m, double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya is...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Apr 4, 20222 min read
"I'm dedicating this to my late brother," Viwe Jingqi after scorching 100m & 200m junior records
Of all the thrilling performances dished up over three days of the the ASA U16 (Sub-Youth), U18 (Youth) and U20 (Junior) Track & Field...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 31, 20222 min read
Distance junkies line up to enter 400km Icon's Journey Marathon to raise funds for school kids
After raising hundreds of thousands of Rands to support over 2000 rural and township school pupils across the country with school shoes,...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 30, 20223 min read
'Get hold of somebody to help you, that is absolutely neutral' - Hamlett's Comrades training advice
With 4368 entries claimed in just the first hour that entries opened, excitement is building ahead of the 2022 Comrades Marathon. And...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 29, 20223 min read
King Ryan retakes his throne at Endurocad Invitational
After setting a second personal best in a week, Ryan Mphahlele has underlined his status as the country's best 1500m athlete of the...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 28, 20223 min read
"Running comes from the heart" - The secret to Mabhutile Lebopo's ageless success
At 46-years old Mabhutile Lebopo is at an age where most athletes are reminiscing about the glory days of bygone victories. Yet the...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 27, 20223 min read
"I must create an enabling environment for stakeholders to promote CGA" - Khanyile new CGA President
Almost twenty years to the day after joining the organisation as a member of the cross country commission, Steven Khanyile is now...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 24, 20222 min read
"The aim wasn't to chase Ryan. The aim was to run my splits," says Tshite after deposing King Ryan
While it was Caster Semenya’s sub 9 minute run that received top billing, it was the men’s 1500m race that delivered the goods during the...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 23, 20222 min read
"It’s all the coach’s doing" - says dark horse Khubeka ahead of ASA Grand Prix 5000m in CT tonight
When you turn on your television to watch the second ASA Grand Prix Meet on SuperSport tonight, make sure you don't miss the men’s 5000m....
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 22, 20222 min read
Comeback kid Sibusiso Nzima praises new coach Parry and targets maiden Commonwealth Games
After a difficult period in which some wrote him off as a has-been, Sibusiso Nzima is on the comeback trail showing that class never goes...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 18, 20222 min read
ASA Grand Prix Series is great opportunity for athletes to qualify without going to Europe - Sepeng
Having competed at the very highest level of global athletics, Hezekiel Sepeng believes that the newly introduced ASA Grand Prix Series...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 17, 20223 min read
'I love the opportunities' - Nthatisi Mokhele believes SA has a lot of Race Walking talent
Despite the fact that team South Africa failed to bag a medal at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Oman a fortnight...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 16, 20223 min read
'I had to make some sacrifices' - Miné de Klerk on the road to success
By adding yet another prestigious award to her already bulging trophy cabinet, Miné de Klerk has secured her status as one of the best...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 15, 20222 min read
'Sisters doing it for themselves' - Phalula Twins back Mabilo in CGA Presidential race
The postponement of the Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) Elections following the chaos that ensued at the Germiston Stadium on the 5th of...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 15, 20223 min read
New kid on the road running block Ian Slinger banking on Gelant's experience to help him grow
Perhaps the biggest surprise to come out of Saturday's Race to Equality was the performance of Ian Slinger who finished second behind...
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Mosibodi Whitehead
Mar 14, 20222 min read
"I was overweight," KZNA champ Anaso Jobodwana reflects on 2021, says 2022 will be great!
It's hard to believe that it's been almost ten years since Anaso Jobodwana gave Usain Bolt that cheeky smile on his way to becoming South...
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