“I don’t Look Back with Regret” Odessa Swarts Empowers Young Athletes as South Africa Celebrates Freedom Day
Popularly known as the mother of Olympic gold medal-winning runner Wayde van Niekerk and SA hockey player Kayla Swarts, Odessa Swarts – once denied opportunities being an athlete of colour, she now uses her talent to empower young women in the sport
Tezna Abrahams Reaching Para-Athletic Heights
Meet Tezna Abrahams: From near-drowning scare to track and field sensation, she’s defying odds and setting records. As a para-athlete, her journey inspires resilience and determination. #GoGirls
Mixed Relay Team Break SA’s African Champs Record at ASA Grand Prix
Zenéy Geldenhuys and Amy Naude featured in the second SA team to break the national 4x400m mixed relay record, while Tumi Ramokgopa outclassed her senior competition to win the women’s 400m hurdles just outside her personal best
Bloem LOC Ready to Host 2024 Toyota SASAPD National Championships
An important event in the annual disability sport calendar and with the Paralympic Games just five months away, the 2024 Toyota SASAPD National Championships will take place in Bloemfontein in the Free State from 21 – 25 March
Karate Leads at 13th Africa Games in Accra, Namibia Beat Team SA in Rain-Affected T20
With the 13th African Games well underway in Ghana, Maxine Willemse has earned a bronze medal in Female Individual Kata for South Africa. Team SA’s cricket team lost to Namibia in their opener while Table Tennis and Badminton are making progress
Femke Bol and Devynne Charlton set New World Records at Glasgow24
Femke Bol and Devynne Charlton smashed World Records at the World Athletics Indoor Championships just two weeks after having set the milestones in their respective disciplines in Glasgow, Scotland, over the weekend.
Sanmarie Visser: “My Only Aspiration is to Play for the Proteas”
U21 Proteas player Sanmarie Visser was a keen and talented athlete from an early age, and now pursuing a BCom Marketing at NWU’s Potch campus, the award-winning sports-mad netballer has her eye on playing for the national team in the near future
Team SA Women Scoop Two Gold Two Bronze at FISU Cross Country Champs in Oman
South African athletes scooped an array of medals at the 23rd FISU World University Championships Cross Country that took place in Muskat, Oman from 17 – 18 February
The Netherlands’ Femke Bol Breaks Indoor 400m World Record at National Champs
Femke Bol flew to another world record at the Dutch Indoor Championships, improving the world indoor 400m record to 49.24 to retain her national title, in Apeldoorn, Gelderland in the Netherlands, on Sunday
Team SA Gears Up for Another Large African Games Medal Haul in Ghana
Featuring a mix of youth and experience, the African Games will be a stepping stone towards bigger accomplishjments for the younger members of the Team SA, with the squad gunning for another big medal haul in Ghana, from 8-23 March 2024.
Ciara Mageean Shatters Women’s Fastest Parkrun Record By 18 Seconds
Northern Ireland’s Ciara Mageean broke the women’s fastest time run in a parkrun event clocking a 15:13 finish in the Irish capital of Belfast. This comes a day after she was named 2023 BBC Northern Ireland Sports Personality of the Year.
Four Books about Sportswomen that will Entertain and Educate you over the Holidays
2023 The Year of Women’s Sport has seen some influential sports personalities publish new books this year, and with only a few days left until Christmas, gsport has put together a select list about sportswomen and women in sport to Entertain and Educate you over the holidays