Lesotho star Khoarahlane Seutloali of the Hollywood athletics club won the Soweto Marathon on Saturday morning, crossing the line first in 2hr 20min 09sec.

Bayanda Walaza is planning to compete at the world championships after all, his agent announced late on Tuesday afternoon.

South Africa will field three sprinters in the men’s 100m at the Diamond League final in Zurich on Thursday night, with Akani Simbine lining up with two of his Olympic silver 4x100m relay teammates from last year, Bayanda Walaza and Shaun Maswanganyi.

Newly crowned world 100m backstroke champion Pieter Coetzé scraped into Thursday evening’s 200m backstroke semifinals by the narrowest of margins to keep his dreams of winning two or even three medals alive.

James Moloi was re-elected president of troubled Athletics South Africa (ASA) on Saturday, along with most of the board he worked with.

Elroy Gelant has broken the 26-year-old South African men’s marathon record, finishing the 42.2km race in Hamburg on Sunday in fourth place in in 2 hr 05 min 36 sec.

The likes of Prudence Sekgodiso and 400m runner Zakithi Nene delivered power performances.

Jovan van Vuuren reclaimed his South African long-jump crown at the national showpiece in Potchefsroom on Friday, keeping up a trend of veterans shining on the track.

The 31-year-old will compete in a Diamond League meet in China instead of defending SA champs crown.

Molokwane declined to attend the meeting between NSA and the parliamentary portfolio committee for sport, arts and culture on Tuesday morning, citing the terms of her provisional suspension.