Athletics South Africa this week released the competition schedule for Team South Africa at the IAAF World Championships from Friday 4 August to Sunday 13 August.
Athletes Schedule:
Friday 4 August –
Afternoon session:
8.20pm/9.45pm: Victor Hogan – Discus Throw Men, qualifying
8.30pm: Luvo Manyonga, Ruswahl Samaai, Zarck Visser – Long Jump Men, qualifying
9.20pm: Akani Simbine, Thando Roto – 100m Men, heats
10.20pm: Stephen Mokoka – 10 000m Men, final
Saturday 5 August
Morning session:
11am: Orazio Cremona, Jaco Engelbrecht – Shot Put Men, qualifying
11.45am: Wayde van Niekerk, Pieter Conradie – 400m Men, heats
12.45pm: Carina Horn – 100m Women, heats
Afternoon session:
8.05pm: Simbine, Roto – 100m Men, semifinals *
8.26pm: Hogan – Discus Throw Men, final *
8.35pm: Caster Semenya – 1 500m Women, semifinals
9.05pm: Manyonga, Samaai, Visser – Long Jump, final *
10.45pm: Simbine, Roto – 100m Men, final *
Sunday 6 August
Morning session:
11.55am: Desmond Mokgobu, Lusapho April, Sibusiso Nzima – Marathon Men, final
2.15pm: Antonio Alkana – 110m Hurdles, heats
3pm: Jenna Challenor, Mapaseka Makhanya – Marathon Women, final
Afternoon session:
8.10pm: Horn – 100m Women, semifinals *
8.40pm: Van Niekerk, Conradie – 400m Men semifinals *
9.10pm: Alkana – 110m Hurdles Men, semifinals *
9.35pm: Cremona, Engelbrecht – Shot Put Men , final *
10.50pm: Horn – 100m Women, final *
Monday 7 August
Afternoon session:
7.30pm: Van Niekerk, Simbine, Clarence Munyai – 200m, heats
8.30pm: Wenda Nel – 400m Hurdles Women, heats
10.30pm: Alkana – 110m Hurdles Men, final *
10.50pm: Semenya – 1 500m Women, final *
Tuesday 8 August
Afternoon session:
8.30pm: Justine Palframan – 200m Women, heats
9.35pm: Nel – 400m Women, semifinals *
10.52pm: Van Niekerk, Conradie – 400m Men, final *
Wednesday 9 August
Afternoon session:
9.55pm: Van Niekerk, Simbine, Munyai – 200m Men , semifinals *
Thursday 10 August
Afternoon session:
8.05pm/9.35pm: Rocco van Rooyen – Javelin Throw Men, qualifying
8.25pm: Semenya, Gena Lofstrand – 800m Women, heats
10.05pm: Palframan – 200m Women, semifinals *
10.35pm: Nel – 400m Hurdles Women, final *
10.52pm: Van Niekerk, Simbine, Munyai – 200m Men, final *
Friday 11 August
Morning session:
No SA athletes participating
Evening session:
8.35pm: Semenya, Lofstrand – 800m Women, semifinals *
10.50pm: Palframan – 200m Women, final *
Saturday 12 August
Morning session:
12.20pm: Semenya, Palframan, Lofstrand, W Nel, Ariane Nel, Zoe Engler – 4x400m Relay Women, heats
Afternoon session:
9.15pm: Van Rooyen – Javelin Throw Men , final *
Sunday 13 August
Morning session:
3.20pm: Lebogang Shange – 20km Walk Men
Evening session:
9.10pm: Semenya, Lofstrand – 800m Women, final *
9.55pm: Semenya, Palframan, Lofstrand, W Nel, A Nel, Engler – 4x400m Relay Women, final *
* Will participate if they progress beyond preliminary rounds.
