New men's and women's champions will be crowned on Saturday at the annual ASA 10km Championships incorporated into LetsGoPotch to be held at th North West Cricket Oval in Potchefstroom.

Long-distance runner Tayla Kavanagh shattered her second national record within a couple of weeks, breaking new ground in Romania on Sunday.

Glenrose Xaba and Cwenga Nose were the best of the South Africans on Sunday, on Day 2 of the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.

It was a record-breaking day for the South African team, with two national marks falling on day one of the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark on Saturday.

Athletics South Africa (ASA) has learnt with profound sadness of the death of 38-year-old Elizabeth “Tsontso” Mokolo Moselakgomo, whose body was positively identified by her family following her disappearance after leaving home for an afternoon run.

Sprinters Gift Leotlela and Akani Simbine were in action for the SA team on Saturday night, competing in the men's 100m final at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary finishing sixth place (9.98 seconds) and eighth (10.09) respectively, in a race won by American athlete Kenny Bednarek in 9.85.

Three of the six athletes in the South African team will open their campaigns on Friday, as the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship gets underway in Budapest, Hungary.

Zenzile Pheko and Nicola Jansen secured their maiden national senior titles on Saturday, winning the men's and women's 10km races respectively at the ASA Cross Country Championships held at Curro Hazeldean High School in Tshwane.

Sinesipho Dambile was the best of the South Africans at the Diamond League final, with the in-form sprinter taking second place in the men's 200m race in Brussels, Belgium on Saturday night.

Former national champion Elroy Gelant will aim to reclaim the men's long-course crown, while Cacisile Sosibo will target her first gold medal in the women's version of the race, at the ASA Cross Country Championships to be held at Curro Hazeldean High School in Tshwane on Saturday, 5 September.