18 Nov PREPARATION SQUAD FOR WORLD U20 CHAMPS
Some of South Africa’s most promising young athletes have been included in an updated ASA
Provisional Squad which has been released in the build-up to the 2021 World U20 Championships.
While the World U20 Championships were initially scheduled to be held this year, the event is
now scheduled to continue in Nairobi, Kenya from17-22 August 2021.
Due to the interference of Covid 19 which stalled most activities around the globe this year, this
has necessitated the ASA Preparation Squad for the event to be amended, removing athletes who
turn 20 in 2021 and will become ineligible. This has allowed the consideration of younger athletes
who have shown potential to make the final team.
The squad, which includes 28 junior and youth athletes made of 18 boys and 10 girls in individual
events, features the likes of rising shot put star Dane Roets who earned the bronze medal at the
2018 Youth Olympics plus promising sprinters Sinesipho Dambile and Eckhard Potgieter, and pole
vault prospect Kyle Rademeyer. An additional 12 athletes have made it to the provisional relay
squads.
The ASA Preliminary Team for the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships will be selected after
The ASA Twizza U18 and U20 Track & Field Championships to be held in Paarl, Western Cape from
8-11 April 2021.
“The Corona virus pandemic has vastly disrupted the domestic and international 2020 season,”
pointed out Aleck Skhosana, the President of ASA. “In South Africa, in particular, it has had a
massive effect as it brought all activities to a complete stop. The virus has unfortunately affected a
number of innocent athletes who would have participated at the World U20 Champs, but have
now been dropped from the event that has now been postponed to next year.
“This is, however, an opportunity for those who have been named to prove that they deserve to
be named in the final team when it is announced in due course. But the door remains opened for
athletes who are not in the Preparation Squad to bid for a place in the final team.”
LIST OF ATHLETES
No. Name Surname Gender Events Province
1. Elviano JOHNSON M 100m & 200m AGN
2. Sinesipho DAMBILE M 100m & 200m AGN
3. Eckhard POTGIETER M 100m & 200m & 400m AGN
4.. Antonie NORTJE M 400m AGN
5. Andre ERASMUS M 400m & 400m H AGN
6. Edmond DU PLESSIS M 800m AGN
7. uwan BLIGNAUT M 800m & 1500m AGN
8. Abednico CHOBA M 800m AGN
9. Reynard SWANEPOEL M 1500m CGA
10. Zola SEKOLA M 1500m KZNA
11. Rethabile MOKOTHO M 3000m SC AFS
12. Heindrich FLOOKS M 110m H CGA
13. Willem NEL M 110m H AGN
14. Dylaon DAVIS M 400m H CGA
15 Luciano CUSTODIO M 400m H BOLA
16. Nkolai VAN UYSSTEEN Pole Vault BOLA
17. Kyle RADEMEYER M Pole Vault BOLA
18. Juan OOSTHUIZEN M SP & DT CGA
19. Banele SHABANGU F 100m & 200m AGN
20. Charlize EILERD F 100m AGN
21. Rose XEYI F 100m AGN
22. Kyla LA GRANGE F 100m & 200m AGN
23. Precious MOLEPO F 400m AGN
24. Prudence SEKGODISO F 800m AGN
25. Carmie PRINSLOO F 800m & 1500m AGN
26. Kayla VAN DER BERGH F 100m H AGN
27. Chazel BEZUIDENHOUT F 100m H AGN
28. Dane ROETS F Shot Put CGA
