When Wian Roux lines up on 29 July during the Paris Olympic Games to shoot his first arrow at the bull, the numbers three, eight and 12 will be significant. It will be the first time in 12 years that a South African archer competes at the Olympic Games. The Tuks student is the third…
To be 0.22 seconds faster over 800 metres in the next 30 days is the challenge that awaits Edmund du Plessis. If the Tuks medical student succeeds, he will compete at the Paris Olympic Games. Judging by his performance, there is a realistic chance he will do so, as he is having a brilliant season….
The South African hopeful Olympian combination John Smith and Chris Baxter missed out by 0.11 seconds on medalling yesterday during the World Cup Rowing Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. The men’s pair combination based at Tuks finished fourth. With 500 metres to go, they were still in third place. The Spanish crew of Jaime Puzos and…
Less than a week after announcing the first 39 athletes to represent Team South Africa at the Olympic Games in Paris in July, the South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC), and their apparel partner, Mr Price Sport, on Tuesday unveiled the kit that will be worn by our athletes at the global…
Three stalwarts have been recalled to the Springbok Women’s Sevens squad to contest the HSBC SVNS 2024 play-off tournament in Madrid next weekend, with head coach Renfred Dazel opting for experience for the most important tournament of the season. Former captain Sizophila Solontsi, playmaker Libbie Janse van Rensburg and wing Veroeshka Grain were recalled by…
Prudence Sekgodiso isn’t afraid of big moments. Under the floodlights of the Marrakesh Diamond League meeting in Morocco on Sunday, the 22-year-old South African middle-distance runner delivered a performance that sent shockwaves through the athletics world. Not only did she win the women’s 800m race, but she did it in a blazing time of 1…
As a rule, the long jumper, Jovan van Vuuren, does not like to make a promise he can’t keep, but after his inclusion in the South African team for the Olympic Games, he stated that he is not going to Paris to take “selfies”. “It has always been my dream to compete at the Games….
An initial squad of 39 members across seven codes has been named to represent Team SA at the Paris Olympics in July. The sports represented in the first list are aquatics, athletics, canoeing, gymnastics, sport climbing, surfing, and wrestling. Qualifying is ongoing among a number of different sports, and even those who are listed below…
The Jaguars can claim a unique sports record, which is to have played in every final of the National Netball League. It is difficult to think of another South African team in any sport that can boast of having played ten consecutive finals. The Jaguars have been victorious on six occasions. But as it is…
World Cup-winning loose forward, Marco van Staden has extended his stay with the Vodacom Bulls by a further three years. The 28-year-old returned back to the fortress in 2021 after spending time with English Premiership side, Leicester Tigers and signed an initial two-year deal which has seen him make 31 appearances for the franchise to…
