September 2008 gSTAR: Emily Gray
Emily Gray is the youngest member of the SA Paralympic Team and at the age of 17 she is going to compete with the world’s best Paralympics swimmers on the 13th of September in Beijing. Emily will be swimming the most inspirational 100 meters of her life.
2007 September gSTAR: Deshun Deysel
gsport is delighted to announce that celebrated mountaineer and top conference speaker, Deshun Deysel, who is currently busy with her Seven Summits Program, is our September gSTAR. Deshun also has the honour of being our first gsport Cover Girl as we continue our bid to raise the profile of women in sport and showcase vibrant […]
gsport Awards Judges Revealed
It’s been exciting watching gsport’s readers voting for your favourite Leading Ladies since the beginning of June but, now that Internet voting is officially closed, its time for our esteemed four-woman judging panel to take over.
Lesley Leads Awards Voting
South Africa’s top women’s golf coach is leading the votes for gsport’s Woman of the Year Award.
2007 June gSTAR: Alicia Pillay
Alicia Pillay’s childhood dream was to represent South Africa at the Olympics. She was nominated for the 2004 Olympics, but as Alicia tells us, due to “the ridiculously high cut of 70”, South Africa was not represented. This time around, injury is threatening to ruin the 27-year-old’s Olympic dream. But […]
Natalie Leads SA in Champs
gsport’s December gSTAR Natalie du Toit has been appointed to lead the South African team to the first International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships, starting in Durban today.
2006 October gSTAR Portia Modise
Portia Modise is only 23-years-old, yet she’s been part of the national women’s soccer team for six years. In fact, the Banyana Banyana captain has seen it all: the good times and the bad, and she is still so passionate about her role as leader of the national team, and her goal of seeing women’s football in South Africa hold its own.