“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 Pretoria Capitals are excited to announce Pretoria Social, the franchise’s inaugural padel-based community event, taking place on 22 December at LIV Padel, Centurion. Pretoria Social brings together Pretoria Capitals players, fans, creators, local celebrities and coaches for a vibrant, informal sporting experience that celebrates the Capitals community both on and off the cricket field. With the rapid rise of padel in South Africa, the event leverages the sport’s fun, soc

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...

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...

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

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member Humphrey Kayange has been named as the new Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission for the...

South Africa’s wheelchair tennis star Kgothatso Montjane has been forced to withdraw from the Australian Open where she had reached the...

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...

Donald Ramphadi and Lucas Sithole won the bronze medal in the quad doubles bronze medal match at Roland Garrios, giving Team SA their...

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...

Star sprinter Mpumelelo Mhlongo won Team SA’s first medal at the 2024 Paralympics – and it was gold. The men’s T44 100m world record...

Team SA will be excited about the schedule on Sunday with the prospects of a first gold medal coming in the evening session at the Stade...

Star wheelchair tennis player Kgothatso “KG” Montjane withdrew from all competition at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Montjane was...