Nicole Horwood Wins Avis SA Derby
SA’s top riders battled it out in the Avis SA Derby, which was won by Nicole Horwood in her first-ever Derby
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.
Vicky Scott’s 2008 Olympics Hopes
Vicky Scott is doing her best to qualify as an Individual Eventer in the 2008 Olympic equestrian events. Nineteen-year old Vicky Scott is one of South Africa’s foremost young horse-riding event riders, and is pursuing her dream of competing in the 2008 Olympics, in Beijing.
School Sports Focus: St Peter’s College
It’s often said that if South Africa is to produce quality sportsmen and women, the hard yards must be put in at junior level, when children are still at school. There is an increased awareness around the country of the importance of reviving school sport and promoting mass participation.