“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

Team SA took their total of medals at the fourth African Youth Games to 69 after picking up another 19 medals on Sunday. Swimming again dominated in the pool, where they secured another 17 medals, while badminton earned two – both silvers in the boys and girls doubles. Following the close of Sunday’s schedule, the Team SA squad gathered for a group photo and celebrated all medal winners thus far. Badminton, cycling, beach volleyball and table tennis are saying farewell to Lua

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...

IPT is relishing the opportunity to demonstrate its team dynamic, passionate approach to navigating challenges and sheer tenacity as...

A record 84% of the potential global audience (Potential global audience with access to follow the Olympic Games and over the age of 4...

The Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 will be the first to include the participation of a Youth Refugee Olympic Team. This was decided by...

With over 100 submissions from broadcasters around the globe, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the winners of the 2024...

The South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (Sascoc) President, Barry Hendricks, alongside CEO Nozipho Jafta...

The sunshine disappeared in Paris and rain clouds descended over the French capital but nothing could dampen Team SA’s spirits on...

It’s a bronze medal that’s worth its weight in gold. Pieter du Preez ride to the podium in the won in the H1 cycling time-trial at the...

Such are the vagaries of the Paralympic classification system that Mpumelelo Mhlongo broke the world record in the T44 long jump at the...

Gold medallist Mpumelelo Mhlongo is back in action on a busy day for Team SA at the 2024 Paralympics. He competes in the men’s T64 long...

Kirsty Weir emphatically proved that it’s not how you start but how you finish when she cut through the field to place eighth in the...

There are four sports in action involving Team SA competitors on day two of the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Athletics starts, with bronze...

Team SA have representatives across nine different sporting codes at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. For reference when it comes to...

The makeshift workshop and interview room is actually a space at the end of a corridor in the Paralympic village. Rohan Kennedy is...