The Women Behind Team SA’s Tokyo 2020 Success

At the heart of Team SA’s backroom management at the Olympic Games in Tokyo was Chef de Mission, Patience Shikwambana, Chief Medical Officer, Dr Phatho Zondi and Head of Media, Bronwyn Roets. Photo: Team SA

Behind the scenes proceedings ticked over like clockwork for Team SA as Chef de Mission, Patience Shikwambana, Chief Medical Officer, Dr Phatho Zondi and Head of Media, Bronwyn Roets assembled a successful campaign #SaturdaySmile

Tokyo Olympic Games Team SA Daily Wraps

Team South Africa got the ball rolling at the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Saturday, 24 July 2021, in what was a challenging affair for Mzansi’s representatives #Tokyo2020

Whitebooi Leads Third Team SA Squad for Olympics

South African judo star, Michaela Whitebooi, will represent the country at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Photo: TuksSport (Twitter)

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Excerpt: #GAL2020 recipient, Michaela Whitebooi, leads the third batch of athletes announced by SASCOC to represent Team SA at the Olympics, later in July #GoGirls

Best Man: Steven Ball Punts Equal Opportunities at TuksSport

TuksSport Director and acting High-Performance CEO, Steven Ball, officially takes up office on 1 March, 2021. Photo: TuksSport (Twitter)

Newly-appointed TuksSport Director and acting HPC CEO, Steven Ball, plans to elevate the university’s system to provide all athletes with equal opportunities. He chats about his journey and aspirations for Olympic-bound student-athletes.

Karla Pretorius Named 2020 gsport Newsmaker of the Year

International netball sensation Karla Pretorius has been named gsport Newsmaker of the Year, alongside nine other distinguished South African women in sport, at a lunch to celebrate recipients of the gsport Annual List (#GAL2020), 

Michaela Whitebooi Puts Judo on the Map

Michaela Whitebooi learned the costs of high goals when she left home at 14 years to follow her dream of establishing a sporting career for herself, and today the confident financial services graduate is reaping the fruits of her hard-earned investments. Photo: Supplied

Michaela Whitebooi has broken boundaries in judo and plans to go even further than her double African success in 2019, as she tells Celine Abrahams about her dream to participate in the Olympics.

Whitebooi’s Judo Olympic Dreams

Michaela Whitebooi aims to make her Olympics dreams a reality as the judo practitioner has seen significant growth in her career over the past year

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