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Our mission is to:

  • Promote athletics as a sport with a view to the optimal development of the athletics potential residing within the Western Province;
  • Expand the athletics involvement, as a sport and recreational activity, to all areas and sectors of the population within the Western Province;
  • Contribute towards the development and transformation of our Society, through the Development of Athletics from Grassroots to the highest levels of Excellence.


Latest News


Event date changed
2012/01/26
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The Stragglers Spar 10km scheduled to take place on Wednesday 8th February 2012 has been moved to Wednesday 14th March 2012. For more information, please contact: Stragglers AC, Pro Arumugam 082 926 5840 / Email: Mammoo01@gmail.com ...

KIDS ATHLETICS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
2012/01/23
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Western Province Athletics currently has 8 clubs, 100 kids, actively participating in the Kids Athletics Development Programme, we would like to invite interested, committed, clubs to become involved in this exciting initiative. Participation in the programme will be on a first come first served basis as we unfortunately cannot accommodate all clubs at this stage. ...

Race Walking Grand Prix
2012/01/20
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Please note that the WPA Grand Prix has changed to the Saturday, 21st January 2012 due to the J&B Met taking first preference at the venue....

OCEAN BASKET BAY TO BAY
2012/01/18
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Atlantic Athletic Club sincerely regrets the shortage of medals at the finish of the Bay to Bay on Sunday 8th January. Whilst this was a pre-entry race, entries were taken as advertised up to the day before the race and it is simply not possible to top up orders at such short notice, especially as factories are closed at the time. ...

2nd CONFEDERATION OF AFRICAN ATHLETICS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
2012/01/17
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The 2nd Confederation of African Athletics Cross Country Championships takes place on Sunday 18 March 2012 at WPCC / Keurboom Park. The standard of the 2011 event was rated as world class by the African Confederation, hence South Africa was appointed once again as the host nation. The Championships will involve national teams from all over the continent of Africa. The races to be contested will be the senior men’s and women’s races, over 12km and 8km respectively; and the junior men’s and women’s races, over 8km and 6km, respectively. There are 6 athletes to a team, making a maximum total participation per country of 24. ...

OLD MUTUAL TWO OCEANS FUN RUNS
2012/01/11
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The 2012 Old Mutual Two Oceans Fun Runs take place on Friday 6 April at the University of Cape Town (UCT) rugby fields, Upper Campus, Rondebosch, the events are open to everyone; family, friends, supporters and especially children who have the opportunity to join in the fun and experience the spirit of the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon....

Yellow pages Summer Series
2011/12/12
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“Reminder that entries for the Yellow Pages Summer Series at Parow on 17th December have closed!! Late entries will only be accepted up to 12 noon Wednesday 14th December. NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED LATER OR ON THE DAY!!! Entry forms available on WPA and ASA websites” ...

Sanlam Niel Joubert Plaaswedloop 13 km
2011/11/29
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Sanlam Niel Joubert Plaaswedloop is this Wednesday: Date: 30 November 2011 Starting time: 18:15 Distance: 13 km Enter on the day – Licensed Athletes: R40, Unlicensed Athletes: R55 ...

HALF MARATHON ENTRIES CLOSE IN RECORD TIME
2011/11/21
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Entries for the 2012 Old Mutual Two Oceans half marathon closed in a record time of nine days on Friday 18 November 2011 and the biggest field in the half marathon’s history will line up in Newlands on Easter Saturday 7 April 2012. No late entries will be accepted and entries posted after Saturday 19 November will be rejected and no refunds will be considered under any circumstances....

WPA Group on Yahoo
2011/11/21
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In order to improve the distribution of race flyers and results, it is proposed to use the WPA group on Yahoo ! Groups to widen the circulation beyond just club secretaries. ...

High demand for Old Mutual Two Oceans Half Marathon entries
2011/11/17
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Please be informed that there is only 1410 entries available for licenced athletes for the 2012 Old Mutual Two Oceans Half Marathon. The Half marathon is limited to 16 000 entries and if entries continue at the current rate, they could all be gone within the month. Licenced members are therefore encouraged to get their entries in as soon as possible to avoid possible dissapointment. You can use your current 2011 licence to enter now and update your information at a later date when you get your 2012 number. (New 2012 licences are expected during early December)...

ENTRIES FOR SA’S BIGGEST HALF MARATHON HAVE BROKEN ALL RECORDS
2011/11/15
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Entries for the 2012 Old Mutual Two Oceans half marathon, South Africa’s biggest half marathon, opened on Wednesday 9 November 2011 and 8 000 entries were received in just 2 days. As at 14 November over 11 000 runners have entered the half marathon and less than 5 000 entries are still available....

High demand for Old Mutual Two Oceans Half Marathon entries
2011/11/14
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Please be informed that there is only 5000 entries available for licenced athletes for the 2012 Old Mutual Two Oceans Half Marathon. ...

High demand for Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon Half entries
2011/11/14
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This is a heads up about entries for the Old Mutual Two Oceans HALF Marathon 2012. Entries opened last Wednesday and there has been an unprecedented demand. Entries today (Monday 11.20 am ) currently stand at 10 500 out of the maximum of 16000 and are going FAST....

High demand for Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon entries
2011/11/10
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Please inform your members that there has been an extremely high demand for online entries for the 2012 Old Mutual Two Oceans Half Marathon. Since the entries opened yesterday morning (Wed 9th Nov), over 6500 entries have been taken in a day and a half. ...

ONLINE ENTRIES FOR SA’S BIGGEST HALF MARATHON OPEN 9 NOVEMBER
2011/11/09
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Online entries for the 2012 Old Mutual Two Oceans half marathon, the country’s biggest half marathon, open on Wednesday 9 November 2011 at 10h00....

LEVEL II COACHING COURSE
2011/11/08
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This is the next step forward from the Level I Coaches qualification towards the objective of reaching the IAAF Level 3 entry....

ATC Sunset TTT - Plea from the Treatment Action Campaign
2011/11/08
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Hello all Clubs . We have a couple of team slots available for the ATC Team Time Trial on Wednesday 9 November and will take late entries from 16:30 on the day....

ATC Sunset Team Time Trial
2011/11/04
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Come and join us for an exhilarating run through Green Point Park and the Stadium surrounds....

BE A PART OF THE 10TH LANDMARKS HALF MARATHON
2011/11/04
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Runners who missed the online entry deadline for the tenth Landmarks Half Marathon can enter on the morning of the event at the Western Province Cricket Club (WPCC) in Rondebosch from 05h00 onwards. The event takes place on Sunday 6 November, and those runners completing their tenth half marathon will receive their permanent numbers to celebrate this milestone. The half marathon starts at 06h00 and the cut off is at 09h15, which gives runners over three hours to complete the 21.1 kilometres....

Winelands Marathon 19 November 2011
2011/11/01
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There are very strict rules with regards to the field. Gazebos can be put up ...

2011 RACE CANCELLATIONS
2011/10/31
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Please be advised of the following: 2011 RACE CANCELLATIONS Wed 02 Nov Eskom 10km Sat 26 Nov Phil Pansegrouw 21km & 10km Run / Walk (Powerade League) ...

Ocean Basket Bay to Bay
2011/10/20
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The 2012 Ocean Basket Bay to Bay will take place on Sunday 8 January. Online entries will be available from November 2011 onwards at www.topevents.co.za. Please note that NO ENTRIES WILL BE TAKEN ON RACE DAY, as has been the case in past years. Atlantic Athletic Club will only take entries for the 5km fun run on race day...

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