Tazmin Brits Honours Second Chance at Life

South African sportswoman, Tazmin Brits, won gold in the javelin throw at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics. She qualified to represent South Africa at the 2012 London Olympics, however her dream was shattered in a split second when she was involved in a serious car accident which left her hospitalised for two months. She later returned to sport in cricket. Photo: CSA (Twitter)

South African cricketer, Tazmin Brits was at the prime of her javelin career when a serious car accident left her hospitalised for two months and ended her Olympics dream. She chats to Celine Abrahams about finding a new lease on life and future aspirations.

SPAR Proteas Target Africa Domination

The Spar Proteas netball team is preparing for a tough assignment when they face Africa’s best in the 3rd Africa Netball Championships in Malawi from 24-29 June.

Mthethwa’s Hand in Making Pro Sports History

The South African women’s sports landscape is set to enter a new era with the launch of the Netball Professional League. In the lead up to this historic move, gsport speaks to Netball South Africa President Mimi Mthethwa, who is fast driving change in the country’s most popular women’s sports code.

Brits’ Javelin a Medal Prospect

Athletics South Africa (ASA) today announced that, on the eve of their departure to the World Youth Championships in Ostrava, a combined team of forty-nine athletes is confident to finish in the top five on the medal table, for the first time since the inaugural World Youth Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland in 1991.  

World Youth Champs Countdown

The clock is ticking for South Africa’s next generation of superstars as the World Youth Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic draw even closer.  

Riveting Duels for Youth Champs

The South African Youth and Junior Championships this weekend in Tshwane promise to deliver some riveting battles between the next generations of athletics stars.

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