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Russian olympic champion
sport

Russian Olympic champion blames IOC chief of creating ‘new war’

Olympic doping
Tokyo Olympics

Olympic doping shame: British team forced to hand back medals

Ntando Mahlangu
Tokyo Olympics

Toyota showers more financial reward for South African Olympic and Paralympic medalists

Russian olympic champion
Tokyo Olympics

Russian Olympic champion blames IOC chief of creating ‘new war’

Olympic doping
Tokyo Olympics

Olympic doping shame: British team forced to hand back medals

Ntando Mahlangu
Tokyo Olympics

Toyota showers more financial reward for South African Olympic and Paralympic medalists

WWE Olympic gold
Entertainment

Breaking: Olympic gold medallist signs NIL deal with WWE

By James Richardson10-09-2021 10:52

WWE has signed Olympic gold medalist and NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion Gable Steveson in the first deal of its kind for the company.

Anrune Weyers
Tokyo Olympics

Team SA equals worst-ever Paralympics medal haul in Tokyo

By Garrin Lambley05-09-2021 11:38

Hot on the heels of a disappointing Tokyo Olympics for South Africa comes confirmation that the 34-athlete strong Team SA Tokyo Paralympics squad equaled the country’s worst-ever performance at a Paralympics.

Louzanne Coetzee
Tokyo Olympics

Louzanne Coetzee to carry Team SA flag at Tokyo Paralympics closing ceremony

By Garrin Lambley05-09-2021 08:39

Louzanne Coetzee will help draw the curtain on Team SA’s participation at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics when she carries the flag for the squad at the closing ceremony.

Ntando Mahlangu
Tokyo Olympics

WATCH | THIS is what it feels like to win GOLD – and R450 000!

By Garrin Lambley03-09-2021 15:30

Nineteen-year-old Ntando Mahlangu has won his second gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics in the men’s 200m T61 final.

Sheryl James
Tokyo Olympics

Sheryl James makes it medal number FIVE for Team SA at Tokyo Paralympics

By Garrin Lambley31-08-2021 19:00

Sheryl James ensured Team SA’s medal tally kept ticking over when she powered her way to a bronze at a wet Olympic Stadium.

Pieter du Preez
Tokyo Olympics

Team SA wins THIRD gold medal at Tokyo Paralympics – PICTURES!

By Garrin Lambley31-08-2021 09:20

Pieter du Preez has overcome so much in his life that he wasn’t going to be thrown off track for Tokyo Paralympics gold by another competitor swerving in front of him.

Tokyo Paralympics
Tokyo Olympics

Paralympic disability categories under fire over lack of fairness

By AFP30-08-2021 13:28

They’re supposed to be about making parasports fair, but the category system central to disabled sports and the Paralympics, which classifies athletes according to their impairment, is increasingly under fire.

Louzanne Coetzee
Tokyo Olympics

Team SA adds SILVER to medal haul at Tokyo Paralympics

By Garrin Lambley30-08-2021 10:26

Louzanne Coetzee produced the performance of her career to win a 1 500m Tokyo Paralympics silver medal in Japan.

Ntando Mahlangu
Tokyo Olympics

EXPLAINER: How to differentiate between the Tokyo Paralympics classes

By Garrin Lambley29-08-2021 15:33

An explanation of the various differences in Paralympic classes at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics in Japan.

Anrune Weyers
Tokyo Olympics

Cyril Ramaphosa pays tribute to SA Tokyo Paralympics gold medal winning duo

By Garrin Lambley29-08-2021 14:26

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Ntando Mahlangu and Anrune Weyers on their gold medals at the Tokyo Paralympics.

Ntando Mahlangu
Tokyo Olympics

Proudly SA! Is this the most inspirational, feel good photo ever taken?

By Garrin Lambley29-08-2021 13:26

South Africans rejoiced when Ntando Mahlangu leaped to gold at the Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday.

Ntando Mahlangu
Tokyo Olympics

Team SA win TWO Tokyo Paralympics GOLD medals – WATCH!

By Garrin Lambley28-08-2021 19:15

Only the greats win gold medals the way that Ntando Mahlungu did at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday.

Tatjana Schoenmaker
Tokyo Olympics

Tatjana Schoenmaker pockets R850 000 as SA Tokyo Olympics medal winners FINALLY rewarded

By Garrin Lambley27-08-2021 16:22

Tatjana Schoenmaker’s efforts in the pool at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have finally been rewarded – and handsomely at that!

Tokyo Paralympics
Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo Paralympics: 5 athletes to keep a close eye on

By AFP24-08-2021 08:48

The Tokyo Paralympics will roar into action on Tuesday, 24 August after a year’s pandemic delay. Five athletes aiming to make an impact.

Kgothatso Montjane
Tokyo Olympics

Kgothatso Montjane, Charl du Toit to carry SA flag at Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony

By Garrin Lambley23-08-2021 09:35

Charl du Toit and Kgothatso Montjane have been named as the flagbearers for Team SA at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

Ntando Mahlangu
Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo Paralympics to open under shadow of pandemic

By AFP22-08-2021 10:37

The delayed 2020 Tokyo Paralympics open on Tuesday after a year-long pandemic delay and with the virus continuing to cast a long shadow as Japan battles a record surge in cases.

Christian Sadie
Tokyo Olympics

Let’s get to know Team SA’s Tokyo Paralympians!

By Garrin Lambley17-08-2021 20:24

As the countdown to the delayed 2020 Tokyo Paralympics nears its end, let’s take a closer look at the 34 Team SA athletes heading for Japan and the events in which they will be taking part.

Ntando Mahlangu
Tokyo Olympics

Meet the 34-member Team SA Tokyo Paralympics squad

By Garrin Lambley15-08-2021 14:56

Team South Africa’s squad for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Paralympics has been announced and will comprise just 34 athletes represented across seven sports.

Kgothatso Montjane Tokyo Paralympics
Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo Paralympics: Team South Africa announced

By James Richardson14-08-2021 14:54

Team South Africa has announced the 34 athletes who will carry the flag for our country in the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics.

Adam Peaty
Lifestyle

Swimming star Adam Peaty swaps trunks for dancing shoes

By AFP13-08-2021 15:08

Britain’s triple Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty is to spend some of his mental health break from the sport donning his dancing shoes after agreeing to participate in BBC series Strictly Come Dancing.

Hansle Parchment
Tokyo Olympics

Feel good Friday: Jamaican hurdler tracks down volunteer who paid his way to gold

By Garrin Lambley13-08-2021 07:12

Jamaican 110m hurdler Hansle Parchment has gone viral after tracking down a volunteer who paid for his cab in order to get to his Tokyo Olympics race in time.

Thapelo Phora
Tokyo Olympics

BOMBSHELL! Team SA runner failed doping test prior to competing at Tokyo Olympics

By Garrin Lambley12-08-2021 12:26

The SA Institute for Drug-Free Sport has confirmed that South Africa athlete Thapelo Phora failed a doping test and was subsequently banned for eight and a half months.

Kgothatso Montjane
Tokyo Olympics

Team SA squad for Tokyo Paralympics to be announced on Saturday

By Garrin Lambley11-08-2021 16:46

The Team South Africa squad to represent the country at the upcoming Tokyo Paralympics in Japan will be officially announced on Saturday, 14 August.

Christine Mboma
Tokyo Olympics

Dance, water cannon salute as Namibia teen Tokyo Olympics medal winner arrives home

By AFP11-08-2021 08:46

Namibian teen track star Christine Mboma was given a water cannon salute, songs, dance and a carnival street parade when she arrived home from the Tokyo Olympics.

schoenmaker
Tokyo Olympics

Crowdfund for Olympic medallists, Schoenmaker, Buitendag gains R200k in first day

By Storm Simpson10-08-2021 18:55

A crowdfund was started for Tatjana Schoenmaker and Bianca Buitendag after it was initially reported that SASCOC would not be paying them bonuses.

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