History Janse van Vuuren started her quest for hammer glory at 14 years old but it’s only 5-6 months ago that she felt she’s actually starting to master her craft.. She credits her record to her coach, Basie Koen, as she made her move to the hammer throw centre of South Africa in Sasolburg in…
Dikgale on a mission Anyone who knows athletes or had the opportunity of running the gruelling 400m race will know that this is not a race for the faint hearted and Ranti Dikgale is exactly the type of athlete that this race is built for. He is the definition of hard work, perseverance, commitment, resilience…
Breyton Poole is a talented athlete who will send chills through your spine when you watch him compete in his favourite event, High Jump. He has shown potential at a very young age, but now, aged sixteen, his potential has blossomed him into a world-class youth athlete. His astonishing 2.14m clearance at Western Province Athletics’…
Caster Semenya has endured the unimaginable and with just three days before the start of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Semenya has been nominated as a finalist for the annual Spar GSport awards amongst national netball sensation Karla Mostert and 2016 Comrades Marathon champion, Charne Bosman. Semenya has been at the forefront of turmoil, but…
* NOTE: These are only the opinions of Backtrack, you might feel differently on certain areas, but let us hear from you who would you include? MEN: 100m Akani Simbine Henricho Bruintjies 200m Clarence Munyai Anaso Jobodwana Akani Simbine 400m Wayde van Niekerk 800m Jacob Rozani Rynardt van Rensburg 1500m Johan Cronje 5000m Elroy Gelant…
The very first Diamond League for the season will kick off with a bang as 10 South African athletes take to the field. Amongst them is discus thrower Victor Hogan who threw a massive new personal best of 67.62m at the National champsa few weeks ago. This throw of him is the best in the field…
The country’s top sub-youth, youth, junior and under/23 athletes will gather at the Germiston Stadium, Ekurhuleni for this weekend’s ASA National Championships. A number of great performances are expected bearing in mind the recent attention the sport has received. Gift Leotlela, Clarence Munyai, Theuns Ehlers, Ikageng Goarekwe, Taylon Bieldt, George Kusche, Leandri Geel, Kyle Appel,…
“Never give up. Always believe in yourself and work hard for what you want” – Nolene Conrad. Nolene Conrad (30), a professional distance runner who used to be a full time teacher at Vorentoe High School, obtained her honours in Sports management and a post graduate in education at the University of Johannesburg. She studied said courses…
Dylon Cotter Cotter is one of South Africa’s top long jumpers that barely get the limelight. However, after making a huge 8.16m comeback jump in February, he will give South Africa and the world many reasons to take note as he flies over the long jump pit. After many years of injury struggles, Cotter is…
