South Africa retained the continental title, securing 22 medals at the CAA African Athletics Senior Championships which concluded in Accra, Ghana on Sunday.

Three days into the seniors' continental showpiece, South Africa are continuing to put up a fight in a wide range of disciplines, having earned a total of nine medals thus far at the African Athletics Championships in Accra, Ghana.

A 51-member preliminary squad has been announced by Athletics South Africa (ASA) for the World Athletics U20 Championships to be held in Eugene, Oregon in USA on 5-9 August 2026.

Athletics Gauteng North dominated the overall medals table tallying it with a whopping 44 medals (18 golds, 15 silver and 11 bronze) on the third and final day of the ASA Senior Track and Field Championships in Stellenbosch, Cape Town on Saturday.

Competing in cold and wet conditions at Coetzenburg Stadium, long jump prodigal star Luvo Manyonga produced an electric performance on Friday, winning his first national title in seven years on Day 2 of the ASA Senior Track and Field Championships in Stellenbosch, Cape Town.

Sprinters Gift Leotlela and Joviale Mbisha successfully defended their national 100m titles, and distance runner Tayla Kavanagh produced a spectacular effort to win the women's 5 000m gold medal, on opening day of the ASA Senior Track & Field Championships at Coetzenburg Stadium in Stellenbosch, Cape Town on Thursday.

South Africa's top track and field athletes are ready for battle over the next three days, with the ASA Senior Track & Field Championships getting underway at Coetzenburg Stadium in Stellenbosch on Thursday.

Tumisang Pule was the best of the South Africans at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships held in Brasilia, Brazil on Sunday, taking 56th place in 1:42:04 in the men's half-marathon.

A five-member South African squad left on Thursday afternoon for the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships to be held in Brasilia, Brazil on Sunday, 12 April.

It was a record-breaking week for South African athletes, with national marks falling at home and abroad.