Reigning Comrades Marathon champion Tete Dijana does not want to put himself under undue pressure to defend the title.
South Africa’s road runners are on a mission to stop Ethiopian stars from winning the Spar Ladies Women’s 10km Grand Prix leg on Saturday.
Multi-Olympic 800m gold medallist Caster Semenya claims she will not be bullied into retirement by anyone.
Fresh from winning a silver medal in the men’s under-20 long jump at the African Athletics Under-18 and Under-20 championships in Zambia, Asande Mthembu is targeting a national university games title.
South Africa’s middle-distance runner Ryan “King” Mphahlele qualified for the World Senior Athletics Championships in emphatic style by running the fastest 1 500m time on South African soil.
It will be a titanic battle in the Two Oceans half-marathon in Cape Town on Sunday, with top South African runners competing for the coveted prize.