Justine in Olympic SA relay squad
eShowe's Justine Palframan is one of eight athletes identified for the 4X400 female relay squad for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games preparation squad
ALTHOUGH eShowe’s Justine Palframan did not make the shortlisting of individual athletes for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games preparation squad, she is one of eight athletes identified for the 4×400 female relay squad.
Included on the list are Caster Semenya, Wenda Nel, Zoe Engler, Jeanelle Griesel, Rorisang Ramonye, Soandri Meyer and Sonja van der Merwe.
The eight female 4×100 metre relay candidates are Carina Horn, Alyssa Conley, Tebogo Mamathu, Tamzin Thomas, Wenda Nel, Cherese Jones, Maryke Brits and Madia Ehlers.
Men’s teams
Wayde van Niekerk heads up the list for the men’s 4×100 metres relay.
Others contesting the top four spots are Akani Simbine, Henricho Bruintjies, Gift Leotlela, Emile Erasmus, Anaso Jobodwana, Clerance Monyai and Samkelo Sebela.
For the 4×400 event LJ van Zyl, Shaun de Jager, Jon Seeliger, Rantie Dikgale, Thapelo Phora, Barend Koekemoer, Pieter Conradie, Cornel Fredericks and Ashley Hlungwane have been shortlisted.
Multiple opportunities
Revealing the latest part of its four-year plan, Athletics South Africa announced the 33-member national relay preparation squad on Monday.
The athletes will be given multiple opportunities to compete on the domestic circuit this season, including the new ASA One Hour Elite Comp series.
The progress of the squad will be monitored at the World Relays event in the Bahamas in April, and again at the IAAF World Championships in London in August.
‘This preparation squad, along with the senior and junior squads previously announced, will play an important role in athlete preparation for major events over the next four years, and they will be regularly monitored,’ said ASA President Aleck Skhosana.
‘With the improvement we have seen in sprinting over the last few seasons, we will aim to ensure that we have full-strength teams competing at international level in order to bring back glory for our country.’
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