Podcasts about Athletics South Africa

The National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe say they have lodged an appeal with Athletics South Africa following the disqualification of long-distance runner Isaac Mpofu from the Durban International Marathon Max Verstappen has called on his Red Bull team to iron out its operational issues after winning the Miami Grand Prix despite several problems across the weekend Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has questioned the process that has seen the Confederation of African Football award the 2021-22 Champions League final to Morocco Marseille coach Jorge Sampaoli says his side are focused on finishing second in Ligue 1 after they grabbed back second place with a 3-0 win at Lorient that puts them firmly on track for Champions League football next season Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits beating Aston Villa tonight would be perfect for Saturday's FA Cup final against Chelsea Plus so much more…

Guest: James Moloi | President at Athletics South Africa Africa is joined by James Moloi, President of Athletics South Africa to talk about the three-day Athletics South Africa Senior Track and Field Championships currently underway in Cape Town at the Greenpoint Stadium. Carina Horn (100m), Dominique Scott-Efurd (5,000m), Elroy Gelant (5,000m), Wenda Nel (400m hurdles), and Ruswahl Samaai (long jump) are some of the athletes competing and the focus would be to secure a place in this year's Commonwealth Games. EWN sport reported on Thursday that 400m world record holder Wayde van Niekerk has pulled out of the ASA Senior National Championships due to injury. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Athletics South Africa president James Moloi provided details on the massive campaign to have people vaccinated or follow health protocols when attending sporting events at the stadium. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke to Athletics South Africa President Aleck Skhosana about the resumption of athletics in South Africa. Stephen Mokoka also spoke to us after breaking his own national half-marathon record in Poland.

SAfm — Athletics SA President Aleck Skhosana spoke to us about why they have taken a decision not to return back to action under level 3 because of covid-19 concerns. Guest: Aleck Skhosana - Athletics South Africa (ASA) president

East Coast Radio — In your 09:30 sport. Athletics South Africa won't be hosting events even after getting the green light from government. Maguire puts United into the FA Cup last four. The Crusaders edge the Chiefs in Super Rugby Aotearoa.

For the first time in 75 years, the Comrades Marathon has had to be cancelled - because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Athletics South Africa, together with the other stakeholders involved in organising the event, took a decision to prioritise the health and safety of everyone that would have been participating in the Ultimate Human Race. The race that was scheduled to be run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban on the 14th of June, was first postponed in April, with the hope of staging it before the end of September. But with the Covid-19 pandemic not showing any signs of abating, the organisers had no option but to cancel the race.

Aleck Skhosana, Athletics South Africa president, gave reasons and conditions of the comrades marathon being postponed

Sport betting has suffered severely in South Africa following the spread of the Coronavirus in the country. With just over sixty positive cases reported in South Africa, this has forced various federations to suspend or cancel their events. Cricket South Africa has suspended all forms of cricket across the board for the net sixty days, while Athletics South Africa and Swimming South Africa have done the same. The Premier Soccer League has postponed this week's fixtures and will meet again tomorrow to decide on the way forward.

SAfm — The SABC's Acting General Manager of Sport SABC David Makubyane discusses the public broadcaster's deal with Athletics South Africa. Guest: David Makubyane - SABC's Acting General Manager of Sport SABC

On this week’s show Tom hosts a Q&A with Nicky Spinks where they talk all things Double Bob and the Barkley Marathons, Mo and Galen are running Chicago, Aly Dixon ups the distance, Athletics South Africa will appeal the decision against Caster Semenya, and there’s quite possibly the greatest dip ever from someone with quite possibly the greatest name ever! Holly’s back from her latest victory, Tom and Brian talk Comrades training with just a few weeks to go, and you guys break down barriers in Facebook Friday.

In 2018, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) introduced new eligibility regulations for female athletes with differences in sex development (DSDs). These regulations are based on the contention that women with high levels of endogenous testosterone and androgen sensitivity have a performance advantage over their peers. South African middle distance runner, Mokgadi Caster Semenya, who won two Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016, and Athletics South Africa, are contesting the legality of these new regulations. The basis of their objection, at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, is that there is a lack of scientific evidence showing that endogenous testosterone concentrations substantially enhance sports performance. Caster, who is DSD herself, has lost her case and Adam turns to expert in sport, exercise and genomics at Manchester Metropolitan University, Dr. Alun Williams to explain the implications. Less than a decade ago, an entirely new branch of the ancient human tree was discovered. These new hominins were named the Denisovans, after the Denisova cave in the Altai Mountains in Siberia where fragments of finger bone and teeth were discovered, and genetic sequencing of a finger bone revealed that they were a new hominin group, an extinct sister group to Neanderthals. This exciting find contained a tantalising puzzle. Traces of Denisovan DNA are found in modern-day population groups like Sherpas, Tibetans and some other neighbouring populations and this includes genetic variants which help them to survive at high altitudes where the oxygen levels are low. The original Denisovan cave is only around 700 metres, so why would such an adaptation be necessary at these altitudes? This week a new paper in Nature slots a big piece into the puzzle. Teams from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology have found another Denisovan fossil – this time a mandible, a lower jawbone, still containing teeth – from the vast Tibetan plateau in China. At 2.3 Km above sea level, it’s very high and the air is thin, and 160,000 years ago, which is when the fossil has been dated to, it would have been a very challenging place to live indeed. In fact this jawbone is the earliest known hominin fossil found on this enormous plateau. Adam calls in Professor Fred Spoor, from the Centre for Human Evolution Research at the Natural History Museum in London, to examine the facts and to see if we can work out how far and wide these hominins travelled. Producer: Fiona Roberts

CliffCentral.com — LeBron James proves why he is the best at what he does by investing heavily in himself. The Proteas tour moves to the limited overs format, but the big focus now moves to India's tour of England. The fastest man to 1000 ODI runs, Duane Vermeulen to recommit to SA rugby, and Athletics South Africa is not taking kindly to being exposed for who they are.

Live Update and a brief Q&A with Thando Gqamane from SAvIND 2nd T20 in Centurion. We also discussed the Athletics South Africa team going to the IAAF World Indoor Championships, the well known and unknown Athletes, with Wesley Botton. Tiyani Mabunda signed a further 3years with Sundowns, he shares his story and how he was convinced by the club's President to stay put.

Several major institutions dominate this week: Confusion reigns at Eskom over its leadership, Athletics South Africa confronts charges of corruption as the Board and CEO are purged, and the SABC backtracks on a R1bn deal.