Feeling the Unstoppable Energy of the gsport Awards
From the red carpet to the final envelope, the 21st gsport Awards turned the Wanderers Club into a celebration of every South African sportswoman who has been seen, named and honoured across 20 years of making women’s sport visible.
In Their Own Words, That Winning Feeling at the 21st gsport Awards
From speechless to over the moon, seven honourees told gsport exactly how it felt in the minutes after they left the stage at the 21st gsport Awards, and not one of them stayed on herself for longer than a sentence before thanking somebody else.
African Football Trailblazer Portia Modise Takes Her Place in gsport Hall of Fame
From White City, Jabavu, to the summit of African football, Portia Modise becomes the 21st gsport Hall of Fame inductee, a torchbearer whose 102 goals light the way for a generation of South African girls!
Twenty Years of Making the Story Visible
Twenty years ago Kass Naidoo had one idea, to make the story of South Africa’s girls and women in sport visible, and on Saturday gsport turns 20 with Penny Heyns, Kgothatso Montjane and Janine Anthony saluting the journey.
Aimee Canny Claims Silver as Olivia Nel Breaks National Record for Bronze
From Aimee Canny’s 100m breaststroke silver and Olivia Nel’s national record bronze at Tollcross to a record netball demolition of Tonga, Sunday belonged to South Africa’s women, and Monday brings even more Team South Africa opportunities.
Record-Breaker Aimee Canny Ready for the Glasgow Games
From the Knysna Dragons to swimming’s biggest stages, Aimee Canny talks to gsport about her record-breaking rise, her Virginia dynasty years and the Glasgow Commonwealth Games campaign that could deliver her first senior international medal.
Penny Heyns Marks 30 Years Since Historic Atlanta Gold
Penny Heyns reflects on the 30th anniversary of her historic winning of the 100m breaststroke at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, to become South Africa’s first Olympic gold medallist of the democratic era, ending the nation’s 44-year wait for gold.
Celebrating Six Years of #gsportGlobal
gsport has been at the forefront of celebrating and amplifying women in sport in South Africa since 2006, and what began on that day has grown into a platform that has honoured hundreds of athletes, preserving their legacy and inspiring generations.
Anticipating the 20th gsport Awards
The gsport family will gather to unveil the Class of 2025 on Saturday, 30 August under the year’s theme, An Ode to 2006, and Finalists – teachers to moms, coaches and sponsors, athletes and media – will shine with stories of resilience and accomplishment.
gsport Hall of Famers Reflect on Being Inducted
A special celebration precedes the gsport Awards, just days away, but a very distinguished celebration precedes the big celebration on Saturday: On Friday, 29 August, a luncheon attended by among South Africa’s most distinguished women in sport gathered to welcome the 2025 gsport Hall of Fame inductee.
Incoming History-Making IOC President, Kirsty Coventry: “This is Our Time”
From Penny Heyns to Didier Drogba, congratulations pour in for history making new IOC President, Kirsty Coventry, who becomes the first woman and first African to lead the Olympic movement.
Increased Women in Leadership Means More Holistic and Diverse Policies
Increasingly regarded as more than capable leaders, women are taking up sports industry leadership roles in greater numbers, a trend which is key to the sector’s growth as gsport considers what it takes to hone leadership skills.