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...

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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...

A strong squad of 198 athletes across 13 different sporting codes has been selected to represent Team SA at the upcoming 11th Region 5...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), is launching the next iteration of...

More than 400 athlete representatives gathered in Lausanne, Switzerland, for the 12th International Athletes' Forum (IAF). Hosted by the...

The Olympism365 Summit: Sport for a Better World concluded with 68 organisations confirming 45 commitments to using sport as a tool to...

Angela Ho, Chief Marketing Officer at Obsidian Systems writes ... South Africa’s relay teams made headlines this month with their...

The Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Brisbane 2032 today added a public survey to its extensive consultation...

It was a golden night for South African athletics as they won three medals, including two golds, at the World Relay Championships in...

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) member Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski has been appointed as the new Chair of the...

South African will be represented by 19 athletes at the World Athletics Relays championship to be held in Guangzhou, China next week. The...