Posted on April 23, 2018
LJ van Zyl, has decided to put his spikes away for good, bringing to an end an athletics career that spanned nearly 17 years and included winning three Commonwealth Games medals and two World Championships medals.
Posted on April 16, 2018
Whitebooi secured the bronze by beating Chaimae Eddinari in her third fight in the women's -48kg category.
Posted on April 16, 2018
Unelle Snyman (Tuks) won a bronze medal in the women’s under-78kg category as well as in the Open category at the African Judo Championships in Tunisia.
Posted on April 16, 2018
South Africa’s rowers proved they are again going to be a force in international rowing when they won four gold medals over the three days of the Regata Internazionale Memorial Paolo d'Aloja in Italy.
Posted on April 14, 2018
For the second consecutive Commonwealth Games, the South African 4x100m-relay team set a new national record. However, the big difference this time around is that they also got to win the silver medal.
Posted on April 13, 2018
Team South Africa’s quartet (an all-Tuks Team) safely put themselves in contention for yet another medal when they won their heat at the Carrara Stadium.
Posted on April 12, 2018
There will be a lot at stake from tomorrow when South Africa’s top rowers are competing at the Regata Internazionale Memorial Paolo d'Aloja in Italy.
Posted on April 12, 2018
Nel clocked a time of 54.96s in the 400mH to claim the Bronze Medal.
Posted on April 11, 2018
At least one Tuks judoka can win a medal at the African Judo Championships in Tunisia. The only unanswered question is what the colour it is going to be.
Posted on April 11, 2018
The 4x100m-relay gold medal is one that South Africa is judging by the last two years sprint results should have a realistic chance to contest for, but somehow they never really got to give it a full go at a major competition.
Posted on April 10, 2018
Akani Simbine and Henricho Bruintjies lived 'cometh the hour, cometh the men' on Monday afternoon, during the 100 metres final of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, when they raced to win the gold and silver medals respectively.
Posted on April 10, 2018
The South African 400m-hurdles champion, Wenda Nel, had no problem in qualifying this morning for the final at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Posted on April 09, 2018
Akani Simbine had no problems to qualify for Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 100m final.
Posted on April 09, 2018
Tatjana Schoenmaker came oh so close to setting a third African record at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games when she won her semi-final heat in the 100m-breaststroke in a time of 1:06.65.
Posted on April 09, 2018
Team South Africa are in action across four sporting codes on Monday, 9 April. (All times SA times. Local Gold Coast time in brackets, * TBD = To be determined)
Posted on April 09, 2018
Team South Africa is in action across nine sporting codes on Tuesday, 10 April.
Posted on April 07, 2018
University of Pretoria student, Tatjana Schoenmaker has won the women's 100m breast stroke at the Commonwealth Games on Australia's Gold Coast, in addition to the 200m-breaststroke on Saturday.
Posted on April 06, 2018
Akani Simbine is finished wondering what could have or should have happened out on the track. On Sunday when he lines up to for 100 metres heats at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, he will be on “Mission Gold”.
Posted on April 06, 2018
Talented but yet to fulfil his real potential is how the South African race-walking champion, Wayne Snyman, is being described, but Sunday at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games that might change.
Posted on April 05, 2018
Tatjana Schoenmaker had a near perfect start to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games this morning swimming a time of 30.92s in the 50m breaststroke heats.
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