Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 60, July 2014 | Page 20

ATHLETICS PROGRAMME
Key: Q = Qualifier, SF = Semi-final, F = Final,
T37 or F42 = Para event

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Sunday 27 July
09:00–13:00
Men’s Marathon, Women’s Marathon
14:30–18:30
Men: 100m (Q), Shot Put (Q), 5000m (F)
Women: 100m (Q), 400m (Q) Hammer (Q),
Long Jump T37/38 (F)

GLASGOW
Games
On 23 July the 20 Commonwealth Games will begin in Glasgow,
Scotland, and Team South Africa will contest 15 of the 17
sporting codes over 12 days, including some of our top
para-athletes taking part in a record 22 events that have been
added to the able-bodied programme. This year triathlon is also
back on the programme, and for the first time a triathlon mixed
relay will be held. – BY SEAN FALCONER
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Images: Courtesy Glasgow2014

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he track and field team boasts
The Glasgow skyline.
a rich spread of both Olympic and
Commonwealth Games experience
as well as stars of the future: Simon
Magakwe, Akani Simbine, Wayde van
Niekerk, Andre Olivier, Johan Cronje, LJ
van Zyl, Cornel Fredericks, Zarck Visser,
Ruswahl Samaai, Khotso Mokoena,
Orazio Cremona, Rocco van Rooyen,
Willem Coertzen, Fredriech Pretorius,
Sunette Viljoen, Wenda Nel, Hendrico
Bruintjies, Shawn De Jager, Victor
Hogan and Anaso Jobodwana. The Paraathletes in the team are Fanie van der
Merwe, Charl du Toit, Andrea Dalle Ave, Juanelie Meijer and Lean Simon. In triathlon, SA will
be represented by Richard Murray, Henri Schoeman, Wian Sullwald, Kate Roberts and Gillian
Sanders.
At the last Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India (2010), Team South Africa won 33
medals to end joint fifth on the medals table, with 12 gold, 11 silver and 10 bronze medals.
Five of those medals were won in athletics: Gold for Chris Harmse (Men’s Hammer) and
Sunette Viljoen (Women’s Javelin), silver for LJ van Zyl (Men’s 400m Hurdles) and Samkelo
Radebe (Men’s Para 100m T46), and bronze for Just [