Gary Lemke

2 days ago | teamsa.co.za | Gary Lemke

On behalf of the South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC), I extend heartfelt congratulations to Athletics South Africa (ASA) and the Team SA Relay athletes for their remarkable achievements at the World Athletics Relays Championships in Guangzhou, China. Team SA showcased world-class talent, bringing home three medals – two gold and one bronze – across four events.

3 days ago | teamsa.co.za | Gary Lemke

South African athletics enjoyed its most profitable return in relay history when they topped the medals table at the 2025 World Athletics Relays, in Guangzhou, China. They closed with two gold medals and a bronze, and were the only country to have won more than one gold medal. “Once I got the baton and I saw that USA was in front of us, I just said to myself, ‘I need to catch the guy in front’,” Simbine, the poster of South African sprinting, said. “I knew I could do it, and I just chased him.

4 days ago | teamsa.co.za | Gary Lemke

It was a golden night for South African athletics as they won three medals, including two golds, at the World Relay Championships in Guangzhou, China. The men’s quartet claimed gold in both the 4x100m and 4x400m, while the women picked up bronze in the 4x400m. Bayanda Walaza, Sinesipho Dambile, Bradley Nkoana and Akani Simbine had set the stage when Simbine chased down American Brandon Hicklin to hit the line in 37.61sec, the fastest time in the world this year and 0.05sec ahead of the US athlete.

4 days ago | teamsa.co.za | Gary Lemke

South African cross-country champion Kabelo Mulaudzi won the Absa Run Your City Cape Town 10km, clocking a personal best 27min 49sec in the process. In the women’s race Glenrose Xaba won in Cape Town for the first time, with a 30min exactly, time. The 27-year-old controlled the race from the gun and then picked up the pace in the second half to cross the finish line first followed by Lesotho’s Kamehelo Mofolo, whose 27:53 which was just one second behind Namakoe Nkhasi’s Leostho national record.

5 days ago | teamsa.co.za | Gary Lemke

South Africa’s men’s 4x100m sprinters have a chance to turn Paris Olympics silver into World Relay Championships gold when the final takes place in Guangzhou, China, on Sunday. A faultless display of running and baton changeovers saw Bayanda Walaza, Sinesipho Dambile, Bradley Nkoana and Akani Simbine scorch to a world leading 37.84 seconds and head to the final as the fastest qualifiers, along with Japan who recvorded the same time in a later heat.