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Ilse Hayes and husband Cassie mark the moment the Paralympic star was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga by President Jacob Zuma, at the Presidential Guesthouse on Freedom Day, on Saturday, 27 April, 2013. Photo: Supplied

Hayes Awed at Presidential Honour

By on 29 April, 2013 in Athletics, Awards, Disabled Sport, Newsroom, Paralympics

Awarded the Order of Ikhamanga by President Jacob Zuma as part of the annual National Orders conferred on Freedom Day, the non-plussed paralympic star Ilse Hayes keeps her focus on what may be her final Paralympics in Rio 2016

Mapaseka Makhanya is one of the headline stars lined up for the SA Athletics Champs, from 12-13 April in Stellenbosch, where she will contest the 1500m and 5000m events alongside Lebo Phalula. Transnet runner Makhanya indicated her race preparedness when she was the first South African home in the opening leg of the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge in Cape Town, on 17 March this year. Photo: Reg Caldecott

Upstarts and Old Hands Eye Athletics SA Senior Champs

By on 10 April, 2013 in Athletics, Newsroom, Running

Tebogo Masehla, Mpho Mabuza, Sunette Viljoen, Mapaseka Makhanya and Lebo Phalula among big-name starts to contest SA Athletics Championships from 12-13 April at the Coetzernburg Stadium

Promise of Junior Athletics Crowned in Tshwane

By on 8 April, 2013 in Athletics, Newsroom

The 3-day SA Sub-youth, Youth, Junior and Under 23 Championships wrapped up at the Pilditch stadium in Tshwane on Sunday with the promise of tomorrow’s athletics working hard for rewards

Caster Semenya smiles with fellow Olympians Rene Kalmer and Elana Meyer shortly before being unveiled as the 2013 SPAR gsport Athlete of the Year Award, at the Wanderers Sports Club in Illovo, Johannesburg, on 20 November, 2012. Semenya talks to gsport about her mental focus as she prepares for the IAAF 2013 World Championships in Athletics in mid-August, in Moscow, Russia. Photo: Reg Caldecott / gsport4girls

Semenya’s World Champs Focus

By on 28 February, 2013 in Athletics, Newsroom

Caster Semenya talks to gsport about her mental focus as she prepares for the IAAF’s 2013 World Championships in Athletics in mid-August, in Moscow, Russia.

It was business as usual for Olympic silver medallist Caster Semenya at the SPAR AGN (Athletics Gauteng North) Awards in Pretoria on Saturday night, when she walked away with the Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year Award as well as the Overall Female Athlete of the Year Award. Pictured are (from left) Marvin Draai (AGN Vice-President); Caster Semenya, Walter Vilakazi (AGN General Manager) and Daan du Toit (AGN President). Photo: Supplied / Harold Price / Vanessa Price

Semenya Continues Winning Ways

By on 20 February, 2013 in Athletics, Awards, Newsroom, Running

Semenya leads women winners at the 2013 SPAR AGN Awards with Female Athlete and women’s Track & Field Athlete of the Year awards

Runners Line Up for Vacant SA Marathon Champs Title

By on 30 January, 2013 in Athletics, Newsroom, Running

Distance runners line up in Oudtshoorn on Sunday as SA Marathon defending champion Charne Bosman’s Two Oceans focus means the 2013 title is up for grabs

Phalula to Lead Cross Country team in Lesotho

By on 29 January, 2013 in Athletics, Newsroom, Running

2013 SA Cross Country annual trials champ Lebo Phalula leads ASA team’s 7-woman contingent, including wild-card Lorraine Novela, to the CAA Southern Region Cross Country Championships in Maseru on 2 March

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Hockey Leads the Way in Winning Weekend

By on 28 January, 2013 in Athletics, Canoeing, Hockey, Multi-Sport, Netball, Newsroom

Weekend Wrap: Check out our summary of SA women’s sport published on gsport over the weekend!