ATHLETICS NEWS - Aiming to secure their places in the national team for the upcoming IAAF World Cross Country Championships in two months’ time, some of South Africa's top distance runners will battle it out at the ASA Cross Country trials in Tshwane this weekend.
The trials event, starting at 6:30am at the Tuks sports grounds on Saturday, will feature four races, with senior men's 10km and women's 10km contests on the programme, as well as junior men's 8km and women's 6km events.
The entry lists include 22 athletes invited by ASA, who all achieved the required criteria at last year's ASA Cross Country Championships, as well as 41 individual athletes who have been entered by their provinces.
An exciting battle is on the cards in the senior men's race, with national champion Precious Mashele turning out against the likes of versatile athlete Elroy Gelant, rising star Ryan Mphahlele and track specialist Jerry Motsau.
