Report by Olympics.com

The Athletics South Africa Senior National Track & Field, Relays & Combined Events Championships take place this week from 24-26 April 2025 in Potchefstroom, North West Province.

South Africa’s best athletes, including the likes of world record holder Wayde van Niekerk, javelin Olympic medallist Jo-Ané du Plessis, and members of the Paris 2024 Olympic silver medal-winning 4x100m relay team, such as U20 world champion Bayanda Walaza, are expected to be in action in Potch.

However, South Africa’s fastest sprinter Akani Simbine is sitting out the national championships this year.

Full provisional schedule of the event below;

24 April 2025

09:00 Heptathlon – 100m hurdles
09:10 Women’s 100m – Heats
09:40 Men’s 100m – Heats
09:45 Heptathlon – High jump
10:10 Women’s 400m – Heats
10:15 Women’s long jump – Qualifying
10:40 Men’s 400m – Heats
11:00 Men’s shot put – Final
11:10 Men’s 400m hurdles – Heats
11:40 Women’s 400m hurdles – Heats
12:00 Men’s high jump – Qualifying
13:30 Women’s discus throw – Final
13:30 Women’s 100m – Semi-finals
13:45 Men’s 100m – Semi-finals
14:00 Men’s long jump – Qualifying
14:00 Heptathlon – Shot put
14:00 Men’s 3000m steeplechase – Heats
14:15 Men’s pole vault – Final
14:20 Women’s 800m – Heats
14:30 Men’s 800m – Heats
15:00 Women’s 5000m – Final
15:30 Men’s javelin throw – Final
16:00 Heptathlon – Women’s 200m
16:15 Women’s 100m – Final
16:30 Men’s 100m – Final
16:40 Mixed 4x400m relay – Final

25 April 2025

09:00 Heptathlon – Long jump
09:00 Decathlon – 100m
09:30 Women’s 200m – Heats
09:45 Women’s hammer throw – Final
10:00 Men’s 200m – Heats
10:15 Women’s pole vault – Final
10:30 Women’s 1500m – Heats
10:45 Decathlon – Long jump
11:00 Men’s 1500m – Heats
11:15 Heptathlon – Javelin throw
11:30 Women’s 400m – Semi-finals
11:40 Men’s high jump – Final
11:45 Men’s 400m – Semi-finals
12:00 Women’s 3000m steeplechase – Final
12:45 Mixed 4x100m relay – Heats
13:00 Women’s triple jump – Final
13:15 Decathlon – Shot put
13:45 Heptathlon – 800m
14:05 Men’s 400m hurdles – Final
14:30 Women’s 400m hurdles – Final
14:30 Men’s discus throw – Final
14:30 Decathlon – High jump
14:50 Men’s 800m – Semi-finals
15:05 Women’s 200m – Semi-finals
15:15 Men’s 200m – Semi-finals
15:30 Men’s long jump – Final
16:15 Men’s 110m hurdles – Heats
16:30 Women’s 100m hurdles – Heats
16:45 Decathlon – 400m
17:00 Women’s 4x400m relay – Heats
17:10 Men’s 4x400m relay – Heats
17:15 Mixed 4x100m relay – Final

26 April 2025

07:15 Women’s 20km walk – Final
07:30 Men’s 20km walk – Final
09:00 Decathlon – 110m hurdles
09:15 Women’s 4x100m relay – Heats
09:30 Women’s long jump – Final
09:40 Men’s 4x100m relay – Heats
10:00 Decathlon – discus throw
10:15 Men’s 3000m steeplechase – Final
10:30 Women’s javelin throw – Final
10:40 Men’s 800m – Final
10:50 Women’s 800m – Final
11:30 Decathlon – Pole vault
13:00 Men’s hammer throw – Final
13:00 Women’s 200m – Final
13:10 Men’s 200m – Final
13:15 Men’s triple jump – Final
13:20 Men’s 110m hurdles – Final
13:30 Women’s high jump – Final
13:30 Women’s 100m hurdles – Final
14:00 Women’s shot put – Final
14:30 Decathlon – Javelin throw
14:45 Women’s 400m – Final
14:55 Men’s 400m – Final
15:15 Women’s 1500m – Final
15:30 Men’s 1500m – Final
15:45 Men’s 5000m – Final
16:30 Women’s 4x100m relay – Final
16:40 Men’s 4x100m relay – Final
16:50 Decathlon – 1500m
17:00 Women’s 4x400m relay – Final
17:19 Men’s 4x400m relay – Final