To ASA Members From ASA Office Date 10 July 2017 Subject Preliminary Team to 2017 IAAF World Championships No pages 2

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: +27 (0) 11 880 5800 : (+27) 11 442 3091 Circular 75 of ASA 2017 (07/10) – PRELIMINARY TEAM TO 2017 IAAF @: [email protected] WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS : www.athletics.org.za

POSTAL ADDRESS The ultimate event for the 2017 athletics season, the 2017 IAAF World Championships in , Great Britain, will take place from 4 – 13 August P O Box 2712 Houghton Estate 2017. 2041 ASA will be entering a final team for the 2017 IAAF World Championships STREET ADDRESS no later than 23 July 2017. Athletics House No. 3, 11th Avenue Before the final entry date, ASA will have to decide which of the 4 long Houghton Estate Johannesburg 2198 jumpers, whom qualified , in the men’s category, on the A-Standard of the ASA Qualifying standards, will be entered to represent South Africa at the BOARD MEMBERS 2017 IAAF World Championships. According to the IAAF Rules for the PRES: Mr. Aleck Skhosana competition, only 3 athletes can be entered per country in each event. VICE-PRES: Dr Harold Adams T+F: Mr. Pieter Lourens RR: Mr. James Moloi Furthermore, ASA will have to wait until 23 July 2017, when the IAAF will CC: Mr. Jakes Jacobs announce which relay teams qualified for the 2017 IAAF World Ath : Ms. Dorah Mngwevu Championships. ADD: Ms. Motlatsi Keikabile Ms. Shireen Noble Ms. Esther Malema The only South African team that stand a chance to be selected to Ms. Ntathu Gwadiso participate at the 2017 IAAF World Championships is the 4 x 100m Men’s’ E.O. Mr. Jazz Mnyengeza th Mr. William Mokatsanyane Relay team, which are currently ranked no 7 in the world. Only the top 8 teams are invited by the IAAF to participate at the 2017 IAAF World HONORARY MEMBERS Championships, along with the top 8 finishing teams of the IAAF World Mervyn KING Relay Championships. Mluleki GEORGE

PARTNERS With the athletics season still in full swing in Europe, and with several South African Athletes still participating in the European circuit, there are IAAF CAA still a few athletes that stand a chance to qualify for the final South African SASCOC Team to the 2017 IAAF World Championships. SRSA NLC ASA Provinces A total of 20 athletes have qualified so far for the 2017 IAAF World ASA Associates Championships. Their names are listed below. SABC Adidas Tsogo Sun Athletics greetings SA Sports Trust

MISSION Richard Stander ASA CEO To make a contribution towards Not signed due to electronical sending Nation Building and Healing of our land, South Africa, and the Transformation of our Society, through the Development of Athletics, from Grassroots to the highest levels of Excellence

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IAAF World Senior Championships - LONDON UK 04 – 13 August 2017 Preliminary Team

MEN Event WOMEN Akani Simbine AGN 100m Carina Horn AGN Thando Roto AGN Akani Simbine AGN 200m Wayde Van Niekerk AFS Clarence Munyai AGN Ncilini Titi (US) Wayde Van Niekerk AFS (WC) 400m

800m Caster Semenya ACNW April Lusapho EPA Marathon Mapaseka Makhanya CGA Sibusiso Nzima CGA Jenna Challenor KZNA Desmond Mokgobo CGA Antonio Alkana WPA 110m H 400m H Wenda Nel AGN AGN Ruswahl Samaai CGA CGA Khotso Mokoena AGN Oratio Cremona AGN Shot Put Jaco Engelbrecht CGA Rocco Van Rooyen WPA Javelin Throw Sunette Viljoen ACNW

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