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Athletics: Gift Leotlela successfully defends his 100m national title at ASA Senior Championships

# Athletics: Twenty-seven-year-old Gift Leotlela successfully defending his 100-metre national title in a blistering 10.15-seconds at Athletics South Africa’s senior track and field championships, underway in Stellenbosch. On the women’s side, Joviale Mbisha retained her sprint crown, clocking 11.55-seconds to edge out Viwe Jingqi. In the field, Colette Uys dominated the discus with a 57.86-metre throw, while Aiden Smith secured shot put gold. Endurance highlights included Kabelo Mulaudzi’s maiden 10-thousand metre title and Tayla Kavanagh’s personal best to win the five-thousand-metres.