Beijing Games

The mother of South Africa’s athletics star, who was also once a champion, believes he has a big chance of winning gold at this year’s Olympics

South Africa’s only medallist at the 2008 Beijing Games is desperate to improve on his performance from four years ago.

The most celebrated woman in Kenya is not a politician, nor a pop star. She is a humble 18-year-old with a devastating sprint.

SA hockey is set to take some positive steps towards strengthening the game in the wake of the poor results achieved at the Beijing Olympics.

The Beijing Olympics has had an unexpected side effect, which is being felt locally in the form of serious shortages of generic medicines.

There were ”shortcomings” in the way SA prepared its athletes for the 2008 Olympic Games, government spokesperson Themba Maseko said on Thursday.

As Beijing empties, those of us left behind have time to dwell on some of the great moments in sporting history that we have witnessed.

There are two Khotso Mokoenas — psyched up and looking meaner than a pit bull on the track, and the man who likes to hang out alone in his room.

South Africa’s dismal performance at the Olympic Games highlighted the need for more funding, the country’s Olympic committee said on Tuesday.

The Beijing Olympics, played out against a background of political intrigue and featuring 16 days of compelling and controversial action.

Jamaica won the men’s 4x100m Olympic title on Friday in a new world record time of 37,10 seconds.

The road to Beijing was rocky but, once the Games kicked off, attention swung from protester to athlete.

SA marathon champions Hendrick Ramaala and Norman Dlomo hit the road on Sunday, hoping to emulate compatriot Josiah Thugwane, the 1996 gold medallist.

This time he remembered to do his shoelaces up. This time he ran hard all the way to the finish, looking neither right nor left.

Zhao Xiaojun may not have won a gold medal, but the Shanghai architect who helped create the iconic Water Cube is already reaping the rewards.