20 February 2012
ROAD RUNNING
RACE : Maritzburg Marathon and ½ Marathon (42,2km run/walk and 21,1km run/walk)
HOST : Natal Carbineers AC
DATE : 26 February 2012
VENUE : Pietermaritzburg
START TIME : 05h00
Contact person : John Hall: 0824917679
RACE : Db Enterprises 10km run/walk
HOST : Jabulani AC
DATE : 26 February 2012
VENUE : Fitty Park Sport Ground, Ladysmith
START TIME : 10h00
Contact person : DB Shabangu: 0846401213
TRACK AND FIELD
KZN Athletics will be hosting the 5th Youth/ Junior/ Senior League onSaturday, 25 February 2012 at Kings Park Athletics Stadium. The league will start at 09h30 and finish at 16h40. For more information athletes can contact the office on 031 312 9374.
Entries for the KZN Seniors and Masters Championships are now open. The championships will take place on 17th & 18th March 2012. Athletes are reminded that in order to qualify for an entry to the championships they should take part in at least two leagues. The closing date for the entries is on Wednesday, 09th March 2012
Entries for the KZN Youth & Junior Championships are now open. The championships will take place on 09th & 10th March 2012. Athletes are reminded that in order to qualify for an entry to the championships they should take part in at least two leagues. The closing date for entries is onWednesday, 02nd March 2012.
23 January 2012
TRACK AND FIELD
KZN Athletics will be hosting the 3rd Youth/ Junior/ Senior League on Saturday, 28 January 2012 at Kings Park Athletics Stadium. The league will start at 09h30 and finish at 16h40. For more information athletes can contact the office on 031 312 9374.
ROAD RUNNING
RACE : PDAC 25km un/walk
HOST : PDAC
DATE : 29/01/2012
VENUE : Waterfall Shopping Centre
START TIME : 05h00
Contact person : Gregg Patterson: 082 889 6287
09 January 2012
TRACK AND FIELD
KZN Athletics will be hosting the 1ST Youth/ Junior/ Senior League on Saturday, 14 January 2012 at Kings Park Athletics Stadium. The league will start at 09h30 and finish at 16h40. For more information athletes can contact the office on 031 312 9374.
ROAD RUNNING
RACE : Halfway Scottburgh 21,1km run/walk
HOST : Scottburgh Athletics Club
DATE : 15 January 2012
VENUE : Scottburgh Main Beach
START TIME : 06h00
Contact person : Gordon Hutton: 083 657 7976
12 December 2011
TRACK AND FIELD / CROSS COUNTRY
KwaZulu Natal Athletics hosted a very successful Kwanaloga Games this weekend in Durban. The event had close to 650 athletes participating in the track and field and cross country. The event started on Saturday, 10th December 2011 and finished on Monday, 12th December 2011. An outstanding performance from the Amajuba District in Cross Country was a great highlight of the day and the Ethekwini District excelled in the track and field events. Zululand District showed great improvement in this year’s event. Results will be officially announced by Kwanaloga after all the games have finished.
The Youth, Junior, Senior League 1 for the next season will be on the
14th January 2012 at Kings Park Athletics Stadium. Senior athletes are encouraged to take part in these leagues because participating in championships requires all athletes to have participated in two or more leagues. For more information athletes can contact KZN Athletics on 031 3129374 office hours as from the 09th January 2012.
UPCOMING ROAD RUNNING EVENTS
RACE : KwazuluWeavers 23km run/walk
HOST : Estcourt AC
DATE : 16 December 2011
VENUE : Bergiville Primary School
START TIME : 06:00 am
Contact person : Belinda Smith: 0823968050
RACE : Calder Sulin 10km run/walk
HOST : Durban AC
DATE : 18 December 2011
VENUE : Kings Park Athletics Stadium
START TIME : 06:00 am
Contact person : Kitty Konar: 0827680738
2012
The first road race for 2012 will be hosted by Hilton Harriers at the Laddsworth Primary School – Hilton. The Ronnie Davel 16km Run/ Walk will take place on the 08th January 2012 at 07h00. For more information athletes can contact Gille Bure on 0827727310 the race organiser.
OFFICE CLOSURE
The office will be officially closed on Thursday, the 15th December 2011.
Media Release
06 December 2011
ROAD RUNNING
RACE : Illovo Sugar 15km Christmas Challenge
HOST : Westville AC
DATE : 11 December 2011
VENUE : Westville
START TIME : 06h00
Contact person : Sharon Schubach: 082 414 1783
KWANALOGA GAMES
Ethekwini Municipality will be hosting Kwanaloga Games on 9th to the 12th
December 2011. Athletics will take place on 10 -11 December 2011 at the Kings
Park Athletic Stadium and Cross Country will be at the Cycle Stadium on 12
December 2011.
28 November 2011
ROAD RUNNING
RACE : Stainbank Cup 15km run/walk
HOST : Yellowwood Park AC
DATE : 04TH December 2011
VENUE : Sport Club Field, Start Barbet RD, Yellowwood Park
START TIME : 06h00
Contact person : Fred Schoon: 083 384 4053
RACE : The Spares Shop Heatonville 19km run/walk
HOST : uMhlathuze AC
DATE : 04 December 2011
VENUE : Addison Park, Empangeni
START TIME : 06h00
Contact person : Lionel Qwabe: 084 429 0305
TRACK AND FIELD
Sub- Youth(7 to 15 years) Inter-Provincial Championships took place the past weekend in Germiston.
Team KZN performed very well. Some of the outstanding performances were from
Vuyo Radebe who attained two gold medals for the boys U11 80m & 100m,
Gibson Thomas (Gold medal) in the boys U11 1200m,
Greer Michael silver medal Boys U13 Long Jump
Williamson Cassidy Girls U13 two Silver medals 100m & 200m.
The medal count of the whole teams performance is attached in the full set of results.
Our grateful thanks and appreciation goes to the Department of Sports and Recreation for providing the team with transport, accommodation and meals, without which Team KZN would not have been able to participate.
KWANALOGA GAMES
The Kwanaloga Games will be the last event in the KZN Athletics calendar for 2011. The Games will take place from the 9th to the 12th December 2011 in Ethekwini District. Athletics will take place on 10-11 December 2011 at the Kings Park Athletic Stadium and Cross Country will be at the Cycle Stadium on 12 December 2011.
07 November 2011
ROAD RUNNING
RACE : Bluff Vets Half Marathon 21,1km run & 15km walk
HOST : Bluff AC
DATE : 13 November 2011
VENUE : Fynnlands Combined Sport Club
START TIME : 06h00
Contact person : Grant Howes: 0832259815
RACE : Edendale 10km run/walk and 5km fun run
HOST : Comrades Marathon Association
DATE : 13 November 2011
VENUE : FNB Wadley Stadium Edendale
START TIME : 07h30 10km and 5km 08h00
Contact person : Thami Vilakazi: 0834139827
TRACK AND FIELD
KwaZulu Natal
Athletics hosted their third and last Youth, Junior, Senior League for the year on Saturday, 29th October 2011. The attendance at the league showed much improvement as per the last one. Development athletes came in their numbers, Sisonke District and Eskhaleni Athletics Club also sent their athletes all the way from Uthungulu District. The next Youth, Junior, Senior League will take place next year on the 14th January 2012.
Ethekwini
Municipality has confirmed that “it’s all system’s go” for this year’s Kwanaloga Games. Their preparations are up to standard and we are hoping to see the new talented development athletes in action early this December. Municipalities are reminded that the closing date for submission of the Kwanaloga Games entries is Tuesday, 08 November 2011.
The Kwanaloga Games takes place from the 10 – 13th December 2011 and the host is Ethekwini Municipality. Track and Field Athletics will take place on 10 to 11 December 2011 at the Kings Park Athletics Stadium and Cross Country will take place on 12 December 2011 at the Kings Park Cycling Stadium.
ASA SUB YOUTH TRACK AND FIELD INTER-PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
KZN Athletics would like to formally announce our provincial team to represent the province at the Sub Youth Inter-Provincials to be held in Germiston on the 26TH November 2011 has been finalised. In the past the sub youth team has performed very well and with an excellent medal count. Athletes like Shanice Manice who recently won a gold medal in the 200m event at the SA Games and Sonwabiso Skhosana who also won gold medal 400m at the SA Games were all identified at these interprovincial championships. Even though there is no world sub youth championships but athletes look forward to good performances which also prepares them for the following year’s Youth/ Junior Championships.