The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has unveiled a formidable team of 15 athletes who will represent Team South Africa at the upcoming Para Athletics World Championships in Kobe, Japan, from May 17th to 25th. In its 11th edition, the Para Athletics World Championships will feature over 1,000 athletes from more than a hundred nations competing across 171 medal events (93 male, 77 female, and one mixed). Comprising seasoned athletes with a wealth of experience in global competitions, including the Paralympics, Team SA boasts a roster of exceptional talent. Nota ..read more

Get ready to cheer because Team SA is revving up the excitement as we mark the 100-day countdown to the Paris Games! On Wednesday, the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and Team SA, along with the entire Olympic family, joined the global celebration. This milestone holds special significance for Paris as the French capital hosted the Olympics exactly 100 years ago. For our athletes, this moment signifies the culmination of their hard work and dedication as they continue to qualify and gear up for Paris. As the 100-day countdown to the Olympics commences, our at ..read more

Teen sensation Pieter Coetzé wrapped up the SA Swimming Championships in Gqeberha with his fifth gold medal of the meet on Saturday. The 19-year-old once again outgunned one of his childhood role models, Roland Schoeman, to take the 50m freestyle title in 22.45 seconds. Clayton Jimme finished second in 22.83, with Guy Brooks taking the bronze in 23.00. The 43-year-old Schoeman finished just off the podium in fourth place in 23.07. Coetzé admitted afterwards that a long week of racing had taken its toll. “I was really feeling tired before [the race]. I was sitting in the ready room yawning, bu ..read more

Erin Gallagher powered to her second national record of the week on the penultimate night of action at the SA Swimming Championships in Gqeberha on Friday. The Pretoria swimmer stormed to the national title in the 100m butterfly in a time of 57.32 seconds, also dipping under the Olympic qualifying time of 57.92. That saw her bettering the African record she set at the World Championships in Doha earlier this year. The 25-year-old admitted afterwards that her body had not felt good in the morning, so she had held back in the heats. “But I went home, had a two-hour nap, had some McDonald’s, and ..read more

Pieter Coetzé added a fourth gold medal to his growing haulat the SA National Swimming Championships in Gqeberha on Thursday while also registering two Olympic qualifying times in the 100m backstroke. The 19-year-old swam 53.05 seconds in the morning heats to dip under the required 53.74 seconds to reach the Olympic Games and went even quicker in the evening final, finishing in 52.89 seconds to take the title. While he was pleased with the win, the Pretoria swimmer was hoping his closest rival, silver medallist Ruard van Renen would also dip under the Olympic qualifying time. But the US-based ..read more

The President of SASCOC, Mr Barry Hendricks, has, on behalf of the organisation, expressed his condolences to the family of the late Mr Jerry Masia, former president of the South African Gymnastics Federation (SAGF). Mr Masia served as President of SAGF for 17 years until 2015, when Honorary Life Vice Presidency was bestowed upon him. “The passing of Mr Masia is a sad loss for South African sports,” said Mr Hendricks. The post SASCOC mourns passing of Jerry Masia appeared first on TeamSA ..read more

Two of Africa’s top sprinters, Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo and South Africa’s Akani Simbine, compete head-to-head in the 200m event at the University of Johannesburg on Wednesday evening. The spectacle forms part of the ASA Grand Prix Series, an integral component of the World Athletics Continental Tour that is advancing rapidly with the first two legs already in the books. Kicking off at McArthur Stadium, the series launched with an impressive debut in Potchefstroom before heading to Pretoria for the second leg on March 18. The series culminates with the final leg taking place in Johannesburg ..read more

Team SA have wrapped up their campaign at the 13th African Games in Accra. They ended with 106 medals, which placed them third on the table behind Egypt and Nigeria. This is a breakdown of where all the medals came from. 32 Gold 32 Silver 42 Bronze Total 106 GOLD (32) Catherine van Rensburg (swimming, women’s 400m freestyle) Catherine van Rensburg (swimming, women’s 800m freestyle) Catherine van Rensburg (swimming, women’s 400m IM) Catherine van Rensburg (swimming, women’s 1500m freestyle) Caitlin de Lange (swimming, women’s 100m freestyle) Caitlin de Lange (swimming, women’s 50m backstroke ..read more

Team SA completed their African Games campaign when they added seven more medals on Friday to take their final tally to 106. That left them in third position behind Egypt and Nigeria headed into Saturday’s last day, although Team SA don’t have any representatives. They had gone into Friday’s competition with 99 medals, and Rogain Joseph brought up the 100th in style when she raced to the gold medal in the women’s 400m hurdles in a personal best time of 55.39 seconds. One gold quickly became two when Asande Mthembu won the men’s long jump, with his fifth leap of 7.86m. And moments later Ashley ..read more

Friday is Team SA’s final day of competition at the 13th African Games in Accra, where the curtain will officially come down at the closing ceremony on Saturday evening. Team SA went in to Friday’s competition with 99 medals, which is a significant improvement on the 86 they won at the previous African Games, in Morocco 2019. The first event of the day saw Cian Oldknow finish seventh in the women’s half-marathon, while Maria Mjoli placed 12th. Here is a full list of how Team SA performed on Friday in Ghana. ATHLETICS Women’s Half Marathon, final Cian Oldknow placed 7th in 1hr 16min 34sec, wit ..read more