Creator
Dr Francois Cleophas is a senior lecturer in the department of sport science at Stellenbosch University. He focuses on physical education and sport history research with a secondary interest in physical education teaching and learning
Two black South African runners were among the first from the continent to compete in the 1904 games in the United States
The story of two marathon runners in the 1904 Games held in the US exposes the racist and colonial attitudes of the day
We need a profound rethinking of the meaning of sustainability in sport — the global commercial model is neither environmentally nor socially sound
The obvious hurdle is how to deal with economic inequalities among students, while other difficulties are communication without the physical aspects and how to build trust.
South Africa needs a new progressive sports movement that works for equality and peace based on mass participation and social justice
