gsport’s Third #GAL2024 Intake: 10 Standout Newsmaker Performances during February 2024
February’s #GAL2024 Newsmakers have been unveiled and shine once more! Celebrate again South Africa’s standout athletes and teams in swimming, wheelchair tennis, cricket and more! Join us for their inspiring stories #GAL2024
Glenrose Xaba Reclaims Spar 10km Podium after Stunning Cape Town Win
Former champ Glenrose Xaba produced a late kick to stun her opposition as she stormed to victory at the opening leg of the Spar Grand Prix 10km series in Cape Town in the Western Cape on Sunday
Femke Bol and Devynne Charlton set New World Records at Glasgow24
Femke Bol and Devynne Charlton smashed World Records at the World Athletics Indoor Championships just two weeks after having set the milestones in their respective disciplines in Glasgow, Scotland, over the weekend.
Sanmarie Visser: “My Only Aspiration is to Play for the Proteas”
U21 Proteas player Sanmarie Visser was a keen and talented athlete from an early age, and now pursuing a BCom Marketing at NWU’s Potch campus, the award-winning sports-mad netballer has her eye on playing for the national team in the near future
Sutume Asefa Kebede Sets New Course Record at North American All-comers’ Half Marathon in Houston
Ethiopia’s Sutume Asefa Kebede set a new North American all-comers’ course record of 1:04:37 to win the Aramco Houston Half Marathon on Sunday in Houston, Texas
Here are the Newsmakers in the #GAL2024’s First Intake
We kick off 2024 with the first intake for the gsport Annual List – #GAL2024 – with ten of the best athletic performances, whether by a team or by an individual, drawn from news reports in the gsport Newsroom for the months of November and December 2024.
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet Shatters 5km World Record in Barcelona
Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet etched her name into the record books, shaving a remarkable 16 seconds off the women’s 5km world record after setting a blistering 14:13 winning pace at Barcelona’s Cursa dels Nassos on Sunday
2024 is Set to be Another Bumper Year for Women’s Sport
With the Olympic and Paralympic Games taking place in Paris, France this year, sportswomen will look to build on platforms built in 2023 as they pursue international success in a bumper year for women’s sport in 2024
Ciara Mageean Shatters Women’s Fastest Parkrun Record By 18 Seconds
Northern Ireland’s Ciara Mageean broke the women’s fastest time run in a parkrun event clocking a 15:13 finish in the Irish capital of Belfast. This comes a day after she was named 2023 BBC Northern Ireland Sports Personality of the Year.
Gerda Steyn Breaks SA Marathon Record in Valencia in an Olympic Qualifying Time
South Africa’s golden long-distance gem Gerda Steyn has ticked yet another box that sees her wrap up 2023 with a record-breaking marathon run in Spain and with it a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
2023 Soweto Marathon Champ Irvette van Zyl on Recovery, Winning and Enticing 2024 Targets
Irvette van Zyl appears to be regaining her top form after overcoming a significant injury setback. Her performance at the 2023 Soweto Marathon over the weekend suggests a reversal of fortunes for this well-liked South African long-distance specialist.
Caster Semenya: ‘They call me Mokgadi, I’m Here to Guide. I am a Freedom Fighter’
“They called me Mokgadi, because I am a guider. I’m here to guide, I’m here to fight for what’s right. I am a freedom fighter, I am a South African, that’s what we do best.” Read about SA track star Caster Semenya’s Recent Interview with Anele and the Club on 947