Posted on August 10, 2016
Despite being jobless and in debt, South African race walker Wayne Snyman is still smiling and hungrier than ever to succeed.
Posted on August 09, 2016
Carina Horn was for a long time considered an underdog in South African athletics, but with hard work and determination she has become South Africa's top female sprinter and is currently representing South Africa at the Olympic Games in Rio.
Posted on August 08, 2016
Cameron van der Burgh won South Africa's first medal at the Olympic Games in Rio early on Monday morning when he finished second in the 100-metre breaststroke.
Posted on August 08, 2016
When Zack Piontek steps onto the mat in Rio on Wednesday for his first ever judo fight at an Olympic Games, a father-and-son dream that started 14 years ago will become a reality.
Posted on August 06, 2016
At the Olympic Games in Rio on Sunday, 7 August, rowers James Thompson and John Smith will be on a quest to accomplish what very few other South African athletes have been able to do. They will try to win gold medals in two consecutive Olympic events.
Posted on August 06, 2016
When Kirsten McCann and Ursula Grobler compete in the heats of the women's lightweight double sculls at the Olympic Games in Rio on Sunday afternoon, their mission will be to defend the honour of South African female athletes.
Posted on August 05, 2016
Cometh the hour, cometh the man. This saying has been applicable to the swimming career of Cameron van der Burgh (Tuks/hpc). His 15 medals in ten years at the World Championships and the Olympic Games are proof of this.
Posted on August 05, 2016
No matter what happens in the heats of the men’s pair rowing at the Olympic Games in Rio tomorrow, Lawrence Brittain will be a winner.
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