Though some B-standard qualifiers and African champions were selected based on various criteria, a number of others lost out.
The national squad would be led by defending men’s 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk, who would also turn out in the 200m event, long jump sensation Luvo Manyonga, women’s 800m favourite Caster Semenya and javelin thrower Sunette Viljoen, who would target her third career medal at the global championships.
Men
100m: Akani Simbine, Thando Roto
200m: Simbine, Wayde van Niekerk, Clarence Munyai
400m: Van Niekerk, Pieter Conradie
10 000m: Stephen Mokoka
110m hurdles: Antonio Alkana
Long jump: Luvo Manyonga, Ruswahl Samaai, Zarck Visser
Shot put: Orazio Cremona, Jaco Engelbrecht
Discus throw: Victor Hogan
Javelin throw: Rocco van Rooyen
20km walk: Lebogang Shange
Marathon: Lusapho April, Desmond Mokgobu, Sibusiso Nzima
Women
100m: Carina Horn
800m: Caster Semenya
400m hurdles: Wenda Nel
Javelin throw: Sunette Viljoen
Marathon: Jenna Challenor, Mapaseka Makhanya