Archive for the 'South Africa' Category

Men’s 400m Freestyle Qualifiers

The following swimmers have qualified for the final to be completed this evening
1. Craig Stevens (Australia) 3 mins 51.26 secs
2. David Davies (Wales) 3:51.39
3. David Carry (Scotland) 3:51.66
4. Andrew Hurd (Canada) 3:52.48
5. Jean Basson (South Africa) 3:52.63
6. Robert Renwick (Scotland) 3:52.69
7. Ryan Cochrane (Canada) 3:53.27
8. Mark Randall (South Africa) 3:53.60

Thursday, March 16th, 2006

Highlights of the second day of the 99th South African Track and Field Championships

Ruben Ramolefi’s winning time in the 300m Steeplechase of 8:21.28 was well within the Melbourne qualifying time of 8:24.60 and this young man certainly has the potential and talent to return from Melbourne with a top three placing.
The second day of the Championships started on a high note for Werner Appel, who bettered the national […]

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

South Africans fare well at champs

Geraldine Pillay blitzed her way to wins in the 100m and 200m events at the third 2006 Athletics South Africa (ASA) Champions Challenge at the Coetzenburg Stadium last night. This was Pillay’s first run on home soil after returning from a three month training spell in the US. In windy conditions, she clocked 11.79 seconds […]

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

South Africa aim to improve

The President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, Moss Mashishi, says that more winners, medals and improvements by the South African team heading to the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne will prove that the African nation can compete with the world’s best.
South Africa finished in 6th place at the Manchester Games brining home […]

Monday, January 30th, 2006