Justine Robbeson of South Africa reaches a 62.80 African record in Kuortane (© Paula Noronen)
South Africa’s team for the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Athletics, Osaka, Japan, is currently in Potsdam Germany for a training camp in preparations for the global event which takes place 25 August to 2 September 2007.
The 33-member team consists of 21 male and 12 female athletes. They include Africa record holders Elizna Naude (Discus Throw) and Justin Robbeson (Javelin Throw), Commonwealth champion Sunette Viljoen (Javelin Throw), Commonwealth Games Triple Jump silver medallist Khotso Mokoena (Long Jump), Olympic silver medallist Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (800m). World Cup silver medallist Louis Van Zyl, as well as Alwyn Myburgh and Pieter de Villier will feature in the 400m Hurdles. Others Africa champions Anika Smit (High Jump), Janet Wienand (400m Hurdles) and Africa 400m silver medallist Paul Gorris are also in the party.
The major test before Osaka will be in the Algerian capital Algiers where they will compete in next month’s All Africa Games.
The athletes in the camp are...
Men
Sherwin Vries, Snyman Prinsloo, Morne Nagel, Leigh Julius, Lee-Roy Newton (100, 200m), Paul Gorries, Ruben Majola, Ofentse Mogawane (400m), Ruan de Vries (110 Hurdles), Alwyn Myburgh, Pieter de Villiers, Louis van Zyl (400m Hurdles), Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (800m), Khotso Godfrey Mokoena, Yaw Fosu-Amoah (Long Jump), Ramsay Carelse (High Jump), Hannes Hopley (Discus), Gerhardus Pienaar (Javelin), Robert Oosthuizen, Ruben Ramolefi (3000m Steeplechase), (Decathlon) Terry Wepener.
Women
Estie Wittstock, Tihanna Vorster, Amanda Kotze, Tsholofelo Selemela (400m), Lebo Phalula, Lebogang Phalula (800m, 1500), Janice Josephs (Heptathlon), Anika Smit (high Jump), Elizna Naude (Discus), Justine Robbeson, Sunette Viljoen (javelin), Janet Wienand (400m Hurdles).
Mark Ouma for the IAAF
