Political arrest shackles Emeraan Ishmail’s athletics career
WITH many school athletes’ lives revolving around their subjugation because of the politics of the day, many had to quit
Read more
Coach Cameron brought out the best in his athletes
THEY do the all the hard work, preparing their athletes at no costs, they double-up as officials and sometimes as
Read more
Veteran sports organiser Cliffie Adams dies at 79
VETERAN freelance sports journalist Clifford Adams has died. Adams, 79, died this morning. (Featured photograph: Clifford Adams, his son Russell, and
Read more
Versatile sportsman Willie Londt, 81, recalls the past
THIS is the final chapter of a two-part series about former star athlete, the 81-year-old William Londt recounting his athletics
Read more
Willie Londt’s impressive feats stand tall
THE sporting achievements of Basil D’Oliveira, Papwa Sewgolum, David Samaai and others are often raised for the wrong reasons as
Read more
Identifying talent is just not enough
COMMENT By Allan Parrott IT is all well and good to identify talent, but identifying talent is just not
Read more
Former schools’ champion weighs in on talent identification debate
OPINION EMERAAN ISHMAIL SINCE the mid-1990’s South African athletics as a whole has been on a downward spiral – a
Read more
Talent identification senior schools’ system was the bedrock for tapping into athletics talent
COMMENT: Clement du Plessis WAYDE van Niekerk’s world-record breaking performance at the Rio Olympic Games was no fluke, neither will it
Read more
Athletics Clipboard Book: You can make it happen
WE have some exciting news. Following repeated calls from Athletics Clipboard fans, we are raising money to publish the incredible
Read more
Wayde van Niekerk coloured debate is a load of tosh
By Mark Jacobs WHY the debate about Coloured or Not Coloured? This surely demeans the achievement of Wayde van Niekerk
Read more