Semenya leads World Cup charge
Magakwe back on international stage
Caster Semenya and Justine Palframan will compete in three events each for South Africa at the inaugural athletics World Cup in London next month.
Athletics SA named a starstudded team for the July 13-15 event at the Olympic stadium‚ with new US-based track star Derick Mokaleng doing the 400m in place of the injured Wayde van Niekerk.
Semenya is down for the 800m and 1 500m‚ and Palframan the 200m and 400m‚ with both also in the 4x400m relay squad. The only other team member doing two individual events is Ischke Senekal‚ chosen for the women’s shot put and discus.
Several athletes are down for individual and relay races – Akani Simbine (100m, 4x100m)‚ Clarence Munyai (200m, 4x100m)‚ Mokeleng (400m, 4x400m)‚ Lindsey Hanekom (400m hurdles, 4x400m)‚ Carina Horn (100m, 4x100m) and Wenda Nel (400m hurdles, 4x400m).
The 4x100m squad is missing two of the men who helped SA run to the 38.24sec national record and Commonwealth Games silver in Australia in April. Anaso Jobodwana and Emile Erasmus miss out‚ with Simon Magakwe and Roscoe Engel teaming up with Henricho Bruintjies‚ Simbine and Munyai.