ARTICLES RELATING TO LJ VAN ZYL

Van Zyl eyes World Champs

2013-06-05 07:47

Hurdler LJ van Zyl got his season back on track when he qualified for this year's World Athletics Championships.

Van Zyl in search of form

2013-03-05 14:19

SA 400m hurdles record holder LJ van Zyl hopes to regain his best form this season after a disappointing campaign last year.

Van Zyl, Fredericks disappoint

2012-08-03 12:53

SA athletes LJ van Zyl, Cornel Fredericks have failed to make it beyond the heats in the men's 400m hurdles.

Van Zyl books final spot

2012-06-28 21:04

South African Olympic Games medal hopeful LJ van Zyl has advanced to the final of the men’s 400m hurdles at the African Championships.

Van Zyl pulls out of Oslo

2012-06-06 09:35

SA 400m record holder and 2011 World Championships bronze medallist LJ van Zyl has pulled out of the Oslo Diamond League.

Road to London: LJ van Zyl

2012-05-18 13:15

Graeme Joffe chats to South African 400m hurdles athlete LJ van Zyl ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

No Olympic stress for LJ

2012-04-18 21:30

South African 400m hurdles record holder LJ van Zyl says he does not feel the pressure of Olympic medal expectations.

Van Zyl warming up for London

2012-04-06 17:07

SA's 400m hurdles hero LJ van Zyl says he approached his first race of the season in his specialist event as an Olympic heat.

Semenya to start 800m assault

2012-03-22 16:41

Former world champion Caster Semenya is set to run her first 800-metre race of the Olympic year in Potchefstroom.

LJ seeks 'something special'

2012-02-14 14:17

National 400m hurdles record holder LJ van Zyl says he owes it to himself to pick up a medal at the London Olympic Games.

LJ to skip local meets

2011-12-05 22:20

SA's 400m hurdles sensation LJ van Zyl is set to skip local events in order to focus on the next year's London Olympics.

SA relay team clinch silver

2011-09-02 14:20

The SA men's 4X400m relay team took silver, earning the nation's third medal at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu.

Van Zyl sneaks into final

2011-08-30 13:15

Escaping a near disastrous rookie error, LJ van Zyl has snuck through the men's 400m hurdles semi-finals in Daegu.

Van Zyl eyes podium spot

2011-08-27 08:03

LJ van Zyl believes he can recover from a recent drop in form as he looks to step on the podium at the IAAF World Championships.

Van Zyl's luggage raided

2011-07-19 14:05

South African 400m hurdles record holder LJ van Zyl’s clothes were stolen out of his luggage after arriving in Italy.

Van Zyl to invest in cattle

2011-06-15 12:25

SA 400m hurdles record holder LJ van Zyl says he will use his prize money from the domestic athletics season to buy cattle.

Van Zyl back to his best

2011-06-10 15:08

LJ van Zyl's coach has said the 400m hurdles sensation's recent form was brought on by his defeat in the Commonwealth Games.

SA shines in Diamond League

2011-05-06 20:04

LJ van Zyl led countryman Cornel Fredericks to a one-two in the men's 400m hurdles race in the IAAF Diamond League.

Van Zyl grabs silver in Delhi

2010-10-10 16:25

LJ van Zyl relinquished his Commonwealth Games 400m hurdles title to Welshman David Greene in New Delhi, but not without a fight.

Bronze for Mulaudzi in Monaco

2010-07-23 10:07

World 800m champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi has continued his sublime form finishing third in the 800m race in Monaco.

 

SA hurdlers in Doha tussle

2013-05-09 16:48

SA's two men's 400m hurdles protagonists, LJ van Zyl and Cornel Fredericks, will lock horns at the Doha Diamond League meeting.

Sepeng defends relay decision

2012-08-06 17:41

SA's athletics team manager Hezekiel Sepeng has defended their decision to drop LJ van Zyl for the men's 4x400m preliminary round.

Van Zyl ready to shine

2012-07-26 14:08

LJ van Zyl is confident he has overcome a poor build-up to the Olympics and will be ready to produce his best form at the Games.

Van Zyl eyes 4th Africa title

2012-06-21 14:21

LJ van Zyl will be looking to defend his 400m hurdles title and win his fourth consecutive title at the Africa Senior Championships.

SA medal hopefuls in Rome

2012-05-30 11:08

Four of South Africa’s Olympic medal prospects will line-up at the Rome Diamond League meeting at the Stadio Olimpico.

Van Zyl prefers underdog tag

2012-05-14 14:04

SA 400m hurdles record holder LJ van Zyl says he would rather be the underdog than the favourite going into the London Olympics.

Fredericks qualifies for Games

2012-04-14 16:33

400m hurdler Cornel Fredericks beat LJ van Zyl at the SA Championships and in the process qualified for the London Olympics.

Van Zyl qualifies for Olympics

2012-04-05 21:30

SA's 400m hurdles record holder LJ van Zyl has qualified for the London Olympic Games at a Yellow Pages Inter-club meeting.

LJ hopes fiancé makes grade

2012-02-14 18:21

SA's 400m hurdles star LJ van Zyl hopes his future wife will accompany him to London this year as a fellow member of the SA team.

LJ van Zyl pops the question

2011-12-11 18:53

World 400m hurdles bronze medallist LJ van Zyl is engaged to South Africa’s golden girl of road running, Irvette van Blerk.

LJ 'can win' Olympic gold

2011-09-14 18:00

World 400m hurdles bronze medallist LJ van Zyl can win the gold medal at next year's London Olympic Games, according to his coach.

Van Zyl grabs bronze

2011-09-01 14:44

LJ van Zyl has won bronze in the men's 400 metres hurdles final at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu.

Oscar out but SA team shines

2011-08-29 16:01

Despite Oscar Pistorius failing in his 400m race, South Africa's other athletes all had a superb day at the World Championships.

LJ amped for IAAF Champs

2011-07-21 16:23

South Africa's world leading 400m hurdler, LJ van Zyl, says he is rested and ready for the second part of the season.

Van Zyl: SA needs coaching

2011-06-24 15:38

South African 400m hurdles champion LJ van Zyl has said SA needs full-time coaches to achieve better results at the Olympics.

Van Zyl's winning streak ends

2011-06-12 14:42

SA's 400m hurdles record holder LJ van Zyl's 2011 unbeaten winning streak came to an end at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York.

SA duo look to shine in Rome

2011-05-26 10:31

LJ van Zyl will be looking to continue his good form when he lines up for the third IAAF Samsung Diamond League in Rome.

Van Zyl eyes world champs

2011-02-26 15:59

After a blistering performance in Pretoria, 400m hurdles star LJ van Zyl has set his sights on a medal at the global championships.

Oscar guns for sub-46

2010-08-12 12:11

Oscar Pistorius will look to break the 46-second mark for the first time in his career in the 400m men’s 'B' race in London.

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