South Africa won its second gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics on Saturday through incredible long-jumper Hilton Langenhoven. Langenhoven has been tested more than most. He was born…
Forget quotas in national teams, Connect is committed to sporting transformation where it’s needed most: at grassroots level. Acknowledging there is no quick fix to achieve comprehensive transformation Connect…
Kevin Paul won South Africa’s first medal of the Rio Paralympics late on Thursday evening, taking gold in the men’s 100m breaststroke. Eight years and two days ago, Kevin…
Polish discus thrower Piotr Malachowski, who took silver at the Rio Olympics, said that he auctioned off his medal this week to fund treatment for a three-year-old boy struck with…
Just outside of the bustling urban metropolis of Durban, South Africa is the rural Valley of a Thousand Hills – an obscure locale for a secret skate spot. But…
A live TV interview with Ryan Lochte left a pair of morning news anchors doubled-over in tears after what could only be another low for the star athlete. The…
Caster Semenya will be the flag bearer for South Africa in the closing ceremony. The gold medalist in the 800 meters will lead the South African athletes through Maracana…
Caster Semenya won in a personal best time of 1:55:29, setting a new record time for a South African and recording the fastest 800m time in the world this year. …
Ahead of their crucial Rugby Championship match against Argentina on Saturday, South African rugby stars put smiles on the faces of pupils from a rural school in Matsulu, outside Mbombela,…
Sunette Viljoen won Team SA’s ninth medal with a throw of 64.92 metres. Sunette Viljoen’s Olympic silver medal in the javelin on Thursday night (Friday morning, SA time) means she…
Where mind meets heart
“There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping lift someone up” - Bernard Meltzer
