IOC confirms Olympic Games hosts
The International Olympic Committee has officially awarded the 2024 Olympic Games to Paris and the 2028 edition to Los Angeles. (more…)
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September 13, 2017
Alani Ferreira recovering in Hospital
Paralympian Ferreira on the mend and targeting nationals
Even a public holiday would normally find her somewhere near a pool with swimsuit and swimming cap… but Tuesday’s Human Rights Day finds Rio Paralympian Alani Ferreira in a Stellenbosch…
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March 21, 2017
Le Clos and his coach split
Chad le Clos, the most successful swimmer in South African Olympic history with four medals, has parted ways with his coach of 14 years, Graham Hill. In a statement released…
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September 15, 2016
Roxy ready to burn up the track
Roxy Burns reckons that being is Rio feels more like Beijing than it does London, and she is relishing the chance to compete on a 'fast track' that 'still smells new'.…
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September 7, 2016
Wayde van Niekerk during the 400m final during which he broke the world record
Team SA: The ‘awards’ review
GARY LEMKE gives his verdict on South Africa as they return with their best Olympics haul since isolation and equalling the 10 medals from Antwerp (1920) and Helsinki (1952). (more…)
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August 22, 2016
Paula Reto her caddie Deon Flowers
Reto roars into the top 10
Paula Reto flew the South African flag high on Friday with a round of 68 on day three of the Women’s Olympic Golf Tournament. (more…)
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August 22, 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. 14 AUGUST 2016. during the 400m final during which he broke the world record at the Olympic Stadium at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games today.
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Team SA: The ‘awards’ review
As the curtain on the 2016 Rio Olympics comes down, GARY LEMKE gives his verdict on South Africa as they return with their best Olympics haul since isolation and equalling the 10 medals from Antwerp (1920) and Helsinki (1952).
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August 21, 2016
Neymar and Luan celebrate
Neymar leads Brazil to gold
Brazil got some measure of revenge over Germany in the early hours of Sunday morning as Neymar netted the winning penalty in the gold medal match in Rio. (more…)
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August 21, 2016
Caster Semenya celebrates her gold medal in the 800m race
Semenya scorches to SA’s 10th medal
Caster Semenya catapulted Team South Africa’s 2016 Olympic medal count into double figures on a hot Saturday evening in Rio as she ran to a predictable 800-metre win. (more…)
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August 21, 2016
Silver medalist, Lydia Ko,gold medalist Inbee Park and bronze medalist Shanshan Feng
Park and Ko shine in Olympic return
Lydia Ko made a charge with three birdies in the last five holes, but Inbee Park was unstoppable and took gold with a 66 on Saturday at the Women’s Olympic Golf Tournament. Bronze went to China’s Shanshan Feng, who was 10 under par. (more…)
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August 20, 2016