Sekgodiso, Gelant headline World Athletics Continental Challenger races in Cape Town

Cape Town will host three middle-distance World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger meetings, bringing together some of South Africa's best athletes at Green Point Stadium.

The three events will take place on the 14, 17 and 24 of April and will be hosted by Athletics South Africa and Western Province Athletics.

Athletes will be incentivised to run fast times and elite athletes will have the opportunity to gain valuable World Athletics ranking points and run Championship qualifying times.

"We're preparing for what's going to be an exciting three meeting programme... We have a wonderful line-up of athletes with some local and international stars," said race organiser Bruce Stewart.

"Most exciting is the mile on the 24th of April, which is a trail for the World Road Mile Champs in September in Latvia. That field is so strong and will see athletes break the the sub-4 minutes mark, which is fast. It's going to be spectacular."

The field includes 25 of the senior ASA medalists from last month's recent SA Championships held in Potchefstroom.

In the women's events, Prudence Sekgodiso (800m and 1500m gold medalist) and Carina Viljoen (1 500m) will once again go head-to-head in the 1 500m on the 17th. 

Kayla Jacobs, who will be looking to go even faster, after her fantastic ASA 5000m gold medal, on Monday the 17th.

Gena Löfstrand (ASA 800m silver) will be the one to watch in the 800m, with promising u18 star, Selma Bejia, hot on her heels.

Male athletes to look out for include, Tshepo Tshite, Ryan Mphahlele, Nkosinathi Sibiya - all competing over the 1500m on the 14th.

Precious Mashele and Elroy Gelant will undoubtedly test the SA 10 000m track record on the 24th - weather permitting.

Newly crowned SA 800m Champ, Edmond Du Plesssis, will