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Caster Semenya, now focussing on coaching, has sung the praises of Gerda Steyn after another Two Oceans Marathon victory, and Prudence Sekgodiso’s World Indoor Championship title.
After breaking their global medal drought at the Paris Olympics, South African athletes are showing promising form ahead of the World Championships in Tokyo. With recent indoor medals from Akani Simbine and Prudence Sekgodiso, could 2025 finally be the year that restores SA athletics to the glory days of 2017?
Prudence Sekgodiso aims at a strong season after making history by winning the women's 800m metre indoor gold medal in Nanjing on Sunday.
Prudence Sekgodiso made history by winning South Africa's first gold medal at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, this past weekend.
South African athletes deliver a remarkable performance at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, with Prudence Sekgodiso making history in the 800m and Akani Simbine securing his first individual global medal.
Prudence Sekgodiso made history by becoming the first SA woman to win a gold medal at the World Indoor Championships when she triumphed in the 800m.
South African sprint sensation Akani Simbine finally breaks his individual medal drought on the global stage, securing bronze in the 60m at the World Indoor Championships. After years of near-misses, the 31-year-old's persistence delivers a historic result in Nanjing.
South Africa is set to showcase its athletic talent at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, with Olympic finalists Akani Simbine and Prudence Sekgodiso leading the charge
Prudence Sekgodiso continued her good form in 2025 with a commanding win at the ASA Grand Prix first meeting at the Pilditch Athletics Ground in Pretoria on Wednesday.
Caster Semenya’s 1 500m SA record of 3:59. 92 may not be on Prudence Sekgodiso’s radar just yet, but she did break the national 800m record earlier this year at events in Germany and France.
SA 800m star Prudence Sekgodiso continued her impressive season on the indoor circuit in Lievin, France on Thursday, while Tshepo Tshite set a personal best in the mile.
Prudence Sekgodiso took to Instagram to post a few celebratory photos of her race after setting a new South African 800m indoor record in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Prudence Sekgodiso will be eyeing a podium finish at this year’s world championships in Tokyo in September, having made the big leap by reaching the 2024 Olympic final in Paris.
IOL Sport’s John Goliath picks his six young guns who announced themselves on the world stage in 2024.
Five athletes from Team SA will be in action on Tuesday at the Paris Olympics.
Jostling for position and trying to stick with the top runners during the middle stages of the race ultimately cost Team SA’s Prudence Sekgodiso the chance to put in a final kick at the end of the women’s 800m at the Paris Olympics.
South Africa’s Prudence Sekgodiso ran out of steam to finish lasty in the final of the Paris Olympics 800m final on Monday night.
Prudence Sekgodiso ran a brave 800m final last night in Paris, but unfortunately ran out of steam over the final bend.
Wayde van Niekerk and Shaun Maswanganyi advanced to the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics men’s 200m on Monday, while Benjamin Richardson pulled up injured in his heat.
The stage will be set on Monday evening, for Team SA’s Prudence Sekgodiso to spring a surprise in the final of the women’s 800m.
Wayde van Niekerk making a welcome return and Prudence Sekgodiso aiming to follow in the footsteps of Caster Semenya in the women’s 800m.
Prudence Sekgodiso qualified for Monday night’s women’s 800m final after she finished second in her semi-final behind Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson.
PRUDENCE Sekgodiso powered through the women’s 800m heats at the Paris Olympics yesterday to secure her place in tomorrow’s semi-finals.
South Africa’s 800m golden girl Prudence Sekgodiso made an impressive start to her Paris Olympics campaign when she finished second in her heat on Friday evening.
Ryan Mphahlele and Tshepo Tshite will be the first South Africans in action as the athletics programme for the 2024 Paris Olympics gets underway on Friday.