57+ min ago   (317+ words) Scottburgh surfer Leah Lepront will represent South Africa at the 2026 Rip Curl GromSearch International Final covered by Sun Bum, which brings together the world’s best under-16 surfers at Narrabeen, Australia, from Saturday, 7 November to Tuesday, 10 November 2026. Lepront earned her place…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (573+ words) Aimee Canny stormed to silver in the women’s 100m breaststroke and Olivia Nel claimed a South African record bronze in the 100m backstroke as South Africa’s women struck twice in one night at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland on…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (735+ words) Today, 21 July 2026, marks exactly 30 years since Penny Heyns won South Africa’s first Olympic gold medal of the democratic era. It is a memory South Africans still hold close to their hearts. Heyns is typically modest in recollection, but that moment…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (321+ words) Athletics South Africa has named a 24-strong women’s contingent in its final national team for the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships, which take place at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, United States from Wednesday, 5 August to Sunday, 9 August 2026. The final team, confirmed…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (228+ words) South Africa’s women have collected three medals through three days of competition at the 24th CAA African Senior Athletics Championships, taking the team’s tally to two gold and one bronze by the close of action at the University of Ghana Stadium…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (219+ words) The South African women’s 4x100m relay team set a new national record on the opening day of the World Athletics Relays at the Botswana National Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana on Saturday, 2 May 2026. The national quartet of Viwe Jingqi, Kayla la Grange,…...