Penny Heyns’ Atlanta 1996 Double Gold Medals Marks SA’s Greatest Moment in Sport in 30 Years of Democracy
Legendary South African swim star Penny Heyns’ twin gold medals at the Atlanta USA Olympic Games in 1996 have been recognised as the Greatest Moment in Women’s Sport since the dawn of democracy in South Africa
Pillay Sets Pace in Final Qualifier
SA’s track and field stars have a final to achieve the IAAF qualifiers for the Beijing Olympic Games, when they compete at the Yellow Pages National Senior Championships in Stellenbosch on 14-15 March.
SA Sweeps ATU Champs
South Africa’s clean sweep of the medals on offer at the 2008 Yasmine Hammamet ATU Triathlon African Championships, in Tunisia on Saturday. Pictured (from left) are Kate Roberts (Silver), Mari Rabie (Gold) and Corinne Berg (Bronze). Picture courtesy the ITU. South Africa dominated Saturday’s ATU African Triathlon Championships in Tunisia, and guarantees the country at […]
BESTMed Backs Athletes for Olympics
Chanelle van Wyk, pictured with her silver medals at the Telkom SA Short Course Championships in 2007, is joined by track athlete Geraldine Pillay as one of two women athletes with Olympic ambitions sponsored by BESTMed. BESTMed, one of the largest healthcare providers in South Africa, has announced its sponsorship of two women athletes vying […]
Australia’s Win Seals Series
The Australian women’s hockey team beat South Africa 1-0 yesterday to clinch the SPAR challenge series with two consecutive victories against SA’s series-opening win on Wednesday this week.