Welcome Home Team South Africa!
London Olympic medallists Caster Semenya and Bridgitte Hartley received a rousing welcome when they arrived back from the Olympic Games with their Team South Africa colleagues on Tuesday morning.
Hartley 1st Woman Medallist Since 2004
Olympic debutant Bridgitte Hartley rallies to bronze in the K1 500m final, becoming the first woman to win an Olympic medal for South Africa since Hestrie Cloete’s High Jump in Athens 2004
Blown Away by Birthday Blessings
The gsport4girls initiative celebrated its sixth birthday in Joburg on Monday, and the messages of support and encouragement was literally overwhelming as telephone calls, sms, facebook and twitter dedications flooded in throughout the day between stunning coverage on 2OCeansVibe online streaming radio and Joburg’s No.1 Hit Music Station, 94.7 Highveld Stereo.
Kalmer Leads gsport Birthday Tributes
Happy 6th Birthday gsport, let’s continue raising the profile of South African women in sport together!
Gold Medal Advice for Team SA
Multiple Olympic Games gold medal winner, South Africa’s breaststroke swim star Penny Heyns offers some last-minute thoughts to the talented Team SA preparing to make their mark at London 2012
Dorothy Tsotsobe Inducted into gsport Hall of Fame
Eastern Cape women’s rugby pioneer, Dorothy Tsotsobe has been honoured for her selfless contribution to the development of the women’s game in South Africa. She was unveiled as the 2011 gsport Hall of Fame inductee at the 6th Annual gsport Awards, at the prestigious Wanderers Club on Monday.
Thursday Happiness: The day gsport started
New Beginnings. A memorable photo marks the gathering at the launch of the gsport … for Girls! initiative, in the Sir Herbert Baker Suite at the Westcliff Hotel, on 1 August, 2006.
Caster, Pietie and Noko nominated for gsport Awards
Athlete Caster Semenya, hockey star Pietie Coetzee and football ace, Noko Matlou, will battle it out for top honours at the 2011 gsport Awards, which takes place in exactly one month’s time, on 1 August 2011, at the prestigious Wanderers Club in Illovo, Johannesburg.
It’s gsport Awards Time!
It’s back! The 5th Annual gsport Awards take place on 3 August 2010 at the prestigious Wanderers Club in Johannesburg. The gsport Awards celebrates the best of South African women and lauds the valuable contributions of individuals dedicated to the promotion of women in sport in South Africa.
Desiree Ellis Inducted in Hall of Fame
Former Banyana Banyana captain and 2010 FIFA World Cup ambassador Desiree Ellis has been inducted into the gsport Hall of Fame at a breakfast held in Johannesburg on Thursday, attended by influential women across sport, business and entertainment, to celebrate the 2009 gsport Awards. The gsport Awards is held to celebrate the best of South […]
Reflecting on Olympics 2008
The iconic 2008 Beijing Olympic Games venues, the Water Cube in front of the Birds Nest, pictured during the Games’ Opening Ceremony. All pictures courtesy SASCOC. As South Africa reflects on a rather disappointing Olympic Games campaign, there is one thing the country can be proud of – the number of women in the team […]
How Hazel Got Her Groove Back!
Eighties netball phenomenon, Hazel Gumede, has a beautiful spirit, and she lives her life with purpose. She has a deep passion for netball and works hard to promote her beloved sport, without the need for recognition or acknowledgement.