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Gerda and Piet sizzle at 97th Comrades Marathon: SPNAfrica’s report card

Piet Wiersma and Gerda Steyn will wear the 2024 Comrades Marathon crowns with pride as the dust settles on yet another exceptional event

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Aynslee wins big at UCT Memorial 10km as champions of the past remember Isavel Roche-Kelly

Leading South African track, road and cross-country athlete, Aynslee Minnaar, raced to the sixth-fastest winning time in the history of the UCT Memorial 10km on Sunday (5 May), while Stellenbosch-based Athletes Academy athletes dominated th

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Gerda and Piet sizzle at 97th Comrades Marathon: SPNAfrica’s report card

Piet Wiersma and Gerda Steyn will wear the 2024 Comrades Marathon crowns with pride as the dust settles on yet another exceptional event

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Each year, a growing number of professional athletes is getting banned or suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for contravening Anti-Doping Rules (ADR).

Aynslee wins big at UCT Memorial 10km as champions of the past remember Isavel Roche-Kelly

Leading South African track, road and cross-country athlete, Aynslee Minnaar, raced to the sixth-fastest winning time in the history of the UCT Memorial 10km on Sunday (5 May), while Stellenbosch-based Athletes Academy athletes dominated th

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The 2024 UCT Campus Climb was lit!

Join us again in 2025 when we tackle the infamous lung-busting UCT stairs.

UCT Campus Climb

You’ve tackled the legendary UCT stairs daily… but now it’s time to prove who’s the real champion of the climb! Join us (and bring your legs of steel) for the most epic, lung-busting race of the year!

Details:

Start: Japonica Walk on Middle Campus

Finish: In front of Sarah Baartman Hall

Date: 12 October 2024

Time: 10:00 to 14:00

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Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track Unveiled

According to Athletics Weekly Michael Johnson's new Grand Slam Track league will have track but no field events.

In the four Grand Slams, there will be 96 athletes who will each compete over their preferred two distances per slam.

These will take place over a three-day period:

✅ 100m/200m
✅ 100m hurdles or 110m hurdles/100m
✅ 200m/400m
✅ 400m hurdles/400m
✅ 800m/1500m
✅ 3000m/5000m

"We don't have field events at Grand Slam Track and the reason for that is, and I've seen this on TV, is that we struggle to story-tell with so many things happening at once.

"We are committed to one event at a time in a three-hour window. The athletes also deserve to be recognised for their talent and that's tough when it's difficult to follow the action."

USSA Cross Country Championships 2024

The 2024 Cross Country Season has concluded with the InterVarsity Champs held at Nelson Mandela Unievrsity, Gqeberha on Friday the 13th and Saturday the 14 of September. Six athletes attended the USSA Champs to represent UCT in the 4km and 10km events.

Well done to our student athletes, it was a learning curve for them and they will be stronger in 2025 USSA Champs.

What's Next:

WPA Track & Field pre-season (September - December 2024)
WPA Track & Field 2025

WPA cross country season has come to an end!

The WPA cross country season has concluded with the WPA & WP Cape Metro Cross Country Championships held on Saturday, 10 August 2024 @Jab Kriel Skool, Kuils River.

What's Next?

We are now preparing for the biggest event, USSA Cross Country Championships, scheduled to take place in Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha between the 14th and 15th of September 2024.

Importantly, ASA Cross Country Championships 2024 will take place on the 7th of August 2024 at Athletics Vaal Triangle, Vereeniging.

THE HEAT IS ON!

Are you ready for more Cross-Country action?

We are just few days from the 2024 WPA & WP Cape Metro Cross Country Championships taking place on Saturday, 10 August at Jan Kriel School, Kuils River.

The XC champs means serious business for most athletes. PACES ARE HOT! BE PREPARED!

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