Sunday Read: Anruné Weyers Hangs Up her Spikes
#SundayRead: SA 400m T47 Para Athletics star Anruné Weyers has decided to hang up her spikes as a professional athlete, bringing an end to a prolific international career which includes Paralympic gold, and world champion- and world record-holder acclaim #GoGirls!
How #gsport13 Changed Lives
Just what was it that made the 2018 gsport Awards the best in recent memory? Kass Naidoo looks back on a memorable night at #gsport13
Albertina Sisulu Special Recognition Awards for Champion Sportswomen
SA’s first woman Sport and Recreation Minister Tokozile Xasa bestowed Albertina Sisulu Special Recognition Awards on Anrune Liebenberg, Zanele Situ, Louzanne Coetzee, Natalie du Toit and Kgothatso Montjane at the 2018 gsport Awards
Semenya Dominates Once Again
SA and international track phenomenon Caster Semenya leads proceedings as a double winner at the 2018 gsport Awards, with 30 winners announced on a night of high drama at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg
The Week That Was 24 July 2017
A short video clip of leading sports action during the week that was.
London 2012 Medalists Lead OPEX Squad
SASCOC’s Operational Excellence Squad includes 12 women athletes as the country plans for even greater success at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympics in Rio.
Liebenberg Medals on Final Night
Anrune Liebenberg ended the Paralympic Games for women athletes on a high note when she won silver in the 400m T46 Final. It was Liebenberg’s second medal in London after winning bronze in the 200m T46 Final.
Freestyle Gold for Natalie
Natalie du Toit has claimed her second gold medal at the Paralympic Games in London, while Shireen Sapiro claimed bronze, as Team South Africa’s medal tally went up to 15 on Tuesday night. The tally takes SA to 20th on the medals table, with three gold, five silver & seven bronze.
More Paralympic Gold for Natalie?
All eyes will be on Natalie du Toit, winner of five gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as Team South Africa arrive in London for the 2012 Paralympic Games. The South African team of 62 includes 19 women athletes, including two more medal winners from 2008, athlete Ilse Hayes and swimmer Shireen Sapiro.