Van Zyl joins hubby LJ in Team Rio

25 April 2016 - 02:14
By David Isaacson

Irvette van Zyl on Sunday qualified for the 2016 Rio Games, making a strong case for selection and joining her 400m hurdler husband LJ van Zyl at their second straight Olympics together. Van Zyl clocked 2:32.20 at the London Marathon to post the fastest time of South Africa's women marathon hopefuls during the qualifying window that will end on Saturday.

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