Three athletes from Potch Track Club (PTC) will represent South Africa this weekend at the2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championshipsin Tallahassee, Florida, in the United States. Potchefstroom Herald reports that Luan Munnik and Christopher Swart (4x2km relay team), as well as Andrea Steynberg (Junior women’s 6km team) will fly Potchefstroom’s flag high against the world’s top athletes tomorrow. Munnik (current USSA 1500m champion) and Swart are seasoned campaigners at national and international level and will look to bring back a top-five finish and possibly a medal in the relay event.
As usual, the toughest competition will come from athletes of the East African contingent of Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. Steynberg (matriculated at Potchefstroom Gimnasium last year) will look to continue 2026 in dominant form in her first full season out of high school. Steynberg had a superb 2025, where she placed fifth in the 800m final at the CAA U18 & U20 Championship in Nigeria.
She also achieved numerous podium finishes at various Street Miles at the back end of 2025. NWU Olympian and well-known athlete Elroy Gelant was also chosen to represent SA, but he had to withdraw due to other international racing commitments in the Netherlands. Breaking news at your fingertips…Follow Caxton Network News onFacebookand join ourWhatsApp channel. Nuus wat saakmaak.Volg Caxton Netwerk-nuus opFacebooken sluit aan by onsWhatsApp-kanaal.
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