Nicola Jansen Breaks Through as Karabo More Defends Her Crown
Nicola Jansen won her maiden national senior title in the women’s 10km at the ASA Cross Country Championships in Tshwane, and Karabo More defended her women’s 4km crown before adding a second individual gold in the 2km distance.
In Their Own Words, That Winning Feeling at the 21st gsport Awards
From speechless to over the moon, seven honourees told gsport exactly how it felt in the minutes after they left the stage at the 21st gsport Awards, and not one of them stayed on herself for longer than a sentence before thanking somebody else.
Tumi Ramokgopa Doubles Up with 400m Hurdles Silver in Oregon
Tumi Ramokgopa left Eugene with two silver medals in two nights, adding 400m hurdles silver in a PB to the 100m hurdles silver she won 24 hours earlier, the only South African woman to reach the podium at the World Athletics U20 Championships.
Mixed Relay Twice Lowers the National Under-20 Record at Athletics World Champs
Isabella Gunter, Zanté van der Merwe and Davida Strong ran in a South African mixed 4x400m quartet that lowered the national under-20 mark twice at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene in the USA, overnight on Wednesday.
South Africa’s Women Sign Off with Eleven Glasgow Medals
The curtain has fallen on Glasgow 2026, with Jo-Ané du Plessis’ courageous javelin sixth three months after surgery, Skye Knoester’s four-fight debut and eleven medals from South Africa’s women lighting up a 28-medal Games for Team SA!
Glenrose Xaba Storms to Tshwane Victory in Course Record Time
Glenrose Xaba broke the course record to win the Spar Women’s Challenge Tshwane in 32:28 and claim her first victory of the 2026 Spar Grand Prix series in front of a sold out field of 18 000 women at SuperSport Park on Saturday.
Donné Breytenbach Claims South Africa’s First Judo Medal in Glasgow
Donné Breytenbach’s 33-second ippon sealed South Africa’s first judo medal of the Games, while Elmere van der Berg shot 48 from 49 as the netballers beat Uganda 62-54 to claim fifth and settle an African rivalry in Glasgow, Scotland on Friday.
Tayla Kavanagh Breaks 15 Minutes to Storm to 5000m PB in Games Debut
Tayla Kavanagh crowned her Commonwealth Games debut with a 14:58.49 personal best in the 5000m final, on a day when England’s fightback ended the netballers’ semi-final dream and Marione Fourie missed hurdles bronze by six hundredths.
Erin Groll and the Art of Looking Beyond the Finish Line
Erin Groll tells gsport how savings, self-belief and a lifelong love of track and field carried her onto the sport’s biggest stages, and why she wants every young South African woman with a camera to know she deserves to be there too.
Erin Gallagher Grabs Bronze by a Hundredth for Her Third Glasgow Medal
Erin Gallagher’s fighting 100m butterfly bronze made it three medals in her farewell Games, and tonight Lara van Niekerk defends her 50m breaststroke crown with Olivia Nel chasing more backstroke glory and the unbeaten netballers facing Northern Ireland.
Aimee Canny Claims Silver as Olivia Nel Breaks National Record for Bronze
From Aimee Canny’s 100m breaststroke silver and Olivia Nel’s national record bronze at Tollcross to a record netball demolition of Tonga, Sunday belonged to South Africa’s women, and Monday brings even more Team South Africa opportunities.
South Africa’s Junior Women Set for World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene
South Africa’s junior women are Oregon-bound, with star quality like Oluchi Ndubueze, Ansumé de Beer, and Megan Nieman headlining the 24-strong contingent named by Athletics SA for the World Athletics U20 Champs in Eugene from 5 to 9 August.