Despite his top form, LJ van Zy has yet to shine on the world’s biggest stages — and gold is beckoning. Dylan Rogers reports.
In July, Noor al-Malki will become the first sportswoman to represent Qatar in the Olympic Games, reports Andy Bull in Doha.
South Africa’s javelin queen, Sunette Viljoen, was elated after she took a step closer to the magical 70 metres mark at the Diamond League meeting.
South Africa’s countdown to the London Olympic Games has begun in earnest with Sascoc announcing a 112-member provisional team.
While still only 25 years old, triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt is realising he doesn’t have the energy levels he once enjoyed.
Oscar Pistorius is listed to run at the African Championships in late June in what could be his last chance to qualify for the London Olympics.
The flame for the London Olympics was recently lit in Greece. Helena Smith looks at the legacy of the 2004 Athens Games
There was a "genuine desire" from SA politicians to bid for the Olympics, International Olympic Committee boss Jacques Rogge said on Saturday.
Sascoc on Wednesday reiterated SA’s intention to bid for the Summer Games, saying the International Olympic Committee session is a chance to impress.
Durban is in line to bid for the 2020 Olympic Games, a project that would require at least R30-billion to build new venues.
The last piece of turf was laid on Tuesday at the Olympic Stadium, symbolising the completion of building work on the 80 000-seat flagship venue.
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/ 21 September 2010
Sascoc has dismissed allegations that it had in any way ignored certain cities in terms of the possible hosting of the 2020 Olympic Games.
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/ 3 September 2010
A woman carrying pole vaults in a purpose-built bag struggles to make her way through a crowd of screaming children at an athletics meeting in Italy.
South Africa is to put in an official bid for the 2020 Olympic Games, Sascoc CEO Tubby Reddy announced on Tuesday.
The man who worked for 16 years to deliver the World Cup in South Africa has claimed it achieved an "image makeover" for the country.
SA’s successful hosting of the Soccer World Cup has increased the prospects that it will throw its hat in when bidding opens for the 2020 Olympics.
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/ 13 February 2010
A Georgian luger died in a horrific crash on a training run on Friday, casting a shadow as Vancouver opened the Winter Games.
US President Barack Obama let his love for Chicago flow in a bid to capture the 2016 Olympic Games from rivals Rio, Tokyo and Madrid at Friday’s vote.
London’s Olympic Park could become a wasteland after the 2012 Games unless better legacy plans are put in place.
The Chicago bid for the 2016 Summer Games is strong and impressive, the chair of the International Olympic Committee’s evaluation commission said.
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/ 30 January 2009
Phathisani Moyo catches up with legendary runner Haile Gebrselassie and his crew of future super athletes in Kenya.
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/ 29 November 2008
Gymnastics, wrestling and volleyball were among five Olympic sports cited by Wada for failing to implement out-of-competition testing programmes.
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/ 28 November 2008
Gideon Sam, new president of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, speaks about his appointment and challenges ahead.
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/ 23 September 2008
A number of athletes have managed to combine sporting excellence with a cigarette habit. Peta Bee reports.
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/ 17 September 2008
Oscar Pistorius, fresh from winning triple gold at the Paralympics, has set his sights on more track glory, with the 2012 Olympics top of his list.
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/ 12 September 2008
Had Usain Bolt not begun his celebrations 20m before the finish of the Olympic 100m final, he may have smashed his record by a further 0,14 seconds.
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/ 7 September 2008
Swimming SA management and its Olympic team members have agreed to work together in the interest of the sport.
Our 131 Olympic athletes collectively brought back five ounces of silver from Beijing. That’s worth R7 849 at the current silver price.
Sponsors of the Beijing Olympics have spent hundreds of millions of dollars for 16 days in the spotlight and they reckon it was money well spent.
Africans again dominated distance running at the Beijing Olympic Games thanks to Kenya and Ethiopia, but athletes pleaded for more funding.
Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt electrified the Beijing Olympics, securing their places in Games’ lore over 17 days of competition.
Finishing last at the Olympics is as big a triumph as winning medals for many athletes from Africa.