Aurora Capital SA has announced its sponsorship of Masters athlete Ezna Flattery, supporting her continued participation in competitive road running and her broader efforts to encourage active, healthy living in local communities. Flattery, who has represented South Africa at the Masters level, began her formal Masters athletics journey in 2021 after years of balancing family, work, and personal commitments. She joined Central Gauteng Masters Athletics and initially focused o

On Thursday, Yiech Pur Biel, Chef de Mission, presented the Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) for Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) at the 146th IOC Session. The first-ever EOR to compete at a YOG will comprise six athletes and have full gender-parity. In the fourth appearance for the EOR – following the Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games – the athletes will compete in athletics, judo and taekwondo. In his address to the IOC Session, Biel said of the newly announce

Endorsing the strategic direction of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) towards 2032, the 146th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, today made the IOC and the Olympic Movement “Fit for the Future”. With their support for the strategy proposed by IOC President Kirsty Coventry, the IOC Members laid the foundation that will allow the IOC and the Olympic Movement to remain strong, relevant and impactful in the years to come. “Our responsibility is to build on the strong

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is inviting everyone to celebrate Olympic Day on 23 June, revealing You Can Do This! Let’s Move as this year’s theme and highlighting over 150 events and opportunities to join in, play sport and get active across the global Olympic Movement. Celebrated annually to mark the founding of the modern Olympic Games in 1894, Olympic Day brings people together through sport and physical activity. This year will be marked across the Olympic Mo

With just over two years to go, the organisation of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games is transitioning from planning to readiness – supported by strong collaboration across all levels of government and growing engagement from millions of fans. Updates presented during this week’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission visit outlined key progress across a range of areas shaping the next phase of preparations, including ticket sales, the Cultural Olym

The South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC) has announced the appointment of Bongi Msomi as Chef de Mission for Team South Africa at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The 23rd Commonwealth Games will take place from 23 July to 2 August 2026, featuring 10 sports and six para sports. Msomi (38) continues her transition from one of South Africa’s most acclaimed international athletes to a leadership role in sporting administration. She

Four world-class cities will host the Olympic Q-Series (formerly the Olympic Qualifier Series) in an exciting and expanded format on the road to the LA28 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that, in 2028, Tokyo (Japan), Shanghai (People’s Republic of China), Montreal (Canada) and Orlando (USA) will each host one stop of the series. The sports programme for each stop will be confirmed at a later date, with 3x3 basketball, beach volleyball, BM

Hytera Communications (https://www.Hytera.com/en), a leading global provider of critical communications products and technologies, announced that it secured the completion of the World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26, serving as the event's Official Event Supplier – Provider of Radio Communication. The elite global competition was held on May 2-3, 2026, at the National Stadium in Gaborone, the ‘Diamond City’. Attracting the world’s fastest athletes, the World Athletics Relays is

With the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) now firmly on the horizon, preparations for Dakar 2026 are translating into visible momentum across Senegal, according to the latest progress report presented to the 145th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session Access Multimedia Content Dakar 2026 has entered the delivery phase, with venue works and operational readiness advancing as the Games year begins. Preparations are supported by strong national coordination, growing public enga

One hundred metres. 10 seconds. Don’t blink. The 100m sprint captivates audiences like no other. In Angola at the African Youth Games, Micah Africa took top spot on the podium for Team SA, and with it, athletics’ most sought after gold medal. The morning after winning with a time of 10.67 seconds, the blisteringly fast 16-year-old reflected on the feeling and what he has his sights set upon going forward. “It started off really tough to stay focused and ready for the events,

“The Roar of Youth” – a striking design by 26-year-old Spanish designer Pilar Barbadillo Vicario – has been selected for the obverse of the medals for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The artwork was selected by a jury following a global call for designs and will feature on the medals awarded to athletes who step on to the podium in Senegal. Created following research into Senegalese art and symbolism, The Roar of Youth places a lion at the centre of the design, repr

Away from the ever-present sound of zooming cars and blaring horns in the hustling city of Luanda is the small province of Bengo where the African Youth Games track and field athletics took place. It was where Team SA totalled 19 medals, with Oluchi Ndubueze earning three silvers in the 100m, girls medley and long jump. Soon to be starting Grade 11 at Randpark High School, the 16-year-old sprinter and long jumper carries a radiating smile wherever she goes. However, the begin

The South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC) on Thursday announced a squad of 91 athletes representing 12 sports for the upcoming African Youth Games in Luanda, Angola. These are the fourth such Games, and the third in which Team South Africa will be competing, after previously being staged in Rabat (2010), Gaborone (2014) and Algiers (2018). This year’s edition, from 10-20 December, are especially important as they serve as preparation fo

The South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC) hosted its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, where...

Four of the five artists present at the King’s Baton reveal. From left to right: Siphiwe Ngwenya, Naledi Shange, Sanele Mkhize and Alby...

From left to right: Nozipho Jafta (SASCOC CEO), Mhlengi Gwala (Para Triathlon), Chad Ho (Chair of Swimming South Africa Athletes’...

The South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (Sascoc) recently convened an emergency meeting with National...

The cream of South Africa’s future athletics stars closed off a highly successful 11th African Union Sport Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth...

Tennis player Simphiwe Ngwenya and karate’s Nyska Jagasur were named as flag bearers for Team SA at the opening ceremony of the Region 5...

Olympic history was written Monday in a highly symbolic and emotional ceremony at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, to mark the...