Wayde van Niekerk Photo by Roger Sedres/Gallo Images

South Africans at the IAAF World Champions – who is competing in what and where to watch

Here are all the athletes representing Team South Africa at the IAAF World Championships in London.

Wayde van Niekerk Photo by Roger Sedres/Gallo Images

The IAAF World Championships is the biggest event in athletics outside of the Olympics and it kicks off in London this weekend.

While the South African team selection dominated  the conversation in the build up, that’s all done now and athletes can only focus on the task at hand.

South Africa should return with a reasonable medal haul with seven national record holders in the team. Akani Simbine (100m), Wayde van Niekerk (200m and 400m), Antonio Alkana (110m hurdles), Luvo Manyonga (long jump), Lebogang Shange (20km walk), Carina Horn (200m) and Caster Semenya (800m) all hold records and as the jamboree rolls into town, there’s a lot to get your head around.

We’ll be bringing you a daily digest of who is competing and the results of the day before, but to get you started, here is an overview.

South Africa’s team at the 2017 IAAF World Championships

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Athletes: Akani Simbine, Thando Roto
Event: 
100m
 

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Athletes: Akani Simbine, Wayde van Niekerk, Clarence Munyai
Event: 
200m

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Athletes: Wayde van Niekerk, Pieter Conradie
Event: 
400m

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Athlete: Stephen Mokoka
Event: 10 000m

Athletes: Lusapho April, Sibusiso Nzima, Desmond Mokgobu
Event: 
Marathon

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Athlete: 
Antonio Alkana
Event: 
110m hurdles

 

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Athletes:  Luvo Manyonga, Ruswahl Samaai, Zarck Visser
Event:
  Long jump

 

Athletes:  Orazio Cremona, Jaco Engelbrecht
Event:
  Shot put

Athlete:  Victor Hogan
Event:
  Discus

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Athlete:  Rocco van Rooyen
Event:
  Javelin

 

Athlete:  Shange Lebogang
Event:
  20km walk

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Athlete:  Carina Horn
Event:
  100m

Athlete:  Justine Palframan
Event:
  200m

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Athletes:  Caster Semenya, Gena Lofstrand
Event:
  800m

Athlete:  Caster Semenya
Event:
  1500m

Athletes:  Mapaseka Makhanya, Jenna Challenor
Event:
  Marathon

Athlete:  Rikenette Steenkamp
Event:
  100m hurdles

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Athlete:  Wenda Nel 
Event:
  400m hurdles

Athletes:  Justine Palframan, Gena Lofstrand, Ariane Nel, Zoe Engler, Caster Semenya, Wenda Nel
Event:
  4x400m relay

Where to watch the IAAF World Championships

SuperSport will carrying the action on SS5 and SS6.

The live stream will be simultaneously shown on the following official IAAF platforms.

– YouTube
– Facebook