Esti Olivier and Tiffany Koch Survive Shootout to Claim SA Olympic 500m K2 Berths
Esti Olivier and Tiffany Koch won a tense winner-takes-all shootout to claim the women’s 500m K2 berth in the South African Olympic Canoeing team selected at the SA Championships at Victoria Lake in Germiston on Sunday, 24 March, 2024. Photo: Canoeing SA / Gameplan Media
Dusi Champ Joins Push and Pull Paddle Women’s Race
Dusi Champ Christie Mackenzie has fought off illness to make a late entry into the Bamboo Warehouse Push and Pull Paddle race at the Val de Vie Estate outside Paarl this weekend
Hartley Romps to SA K1 Title to Lead Team SA to ICF Champs
Bridgitte Hartley and Melanie van Niekerk (Women’s K1) Kyeta Purchase and Kerry Segal (U23 K1) lead their SA Marathon Canoe Champs fields on Saturday, to qualify for Team SA to the ICF World Canoe Champs in KZN.
Get to Know: Top Equestrian Athlete Lorette Knowles-Taylor
Lorette started riding in Namibia at the age of 7 and was competing by age 9. Her parents, Arthur and Alwyn Knowles are completely not horsey, but have supported Lorette’s commitment to her horses for over 30 years. They are still her biggest horsey fans. Between the ages of 13 -17 years she competed as […]
Grommet Games Changes Surfing
Pollock Beach in Port Elizabeth is ready to host the 2007 Reef Wetsuits SA Grommet Games (Presented by Mandela Bay Tourism), getting under way with an opening function at the Summerstrand Hotel on Wednesday April 4.
Friendly City Grommet Games
Pollock Beach in Port Elizabeth will play host to Surfing South Africa’s premier entry-level surf tournament, when the 2007 Reef Wetsuits SA Grommet Games takes place from April 5 to 8.
Hot Performances at Prov. Champs
It was a week of incredible performances by athletes at the Provincial Championships this past week, and Anika Smit (Athletics Central North West), the Commonwealth Games Champion, is back to her best in the high jump after an almost six month layoff with injury.