The Road to Birmingham Officially Kicks Off! It's only 50 days before the start of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Watch here as the team is announced https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm6sHgJLR1o

Congratulations to all selected Congratulations to all the athletes selected to represent Team South Africa at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Your fine efforts have been rewarded with a chance to shine on the world stage and with the support of SASCOC, your families and friends, and all your countrymen we know you will fly the flag high and with pride. In 50 days you will march into the stadium with a smile on your face as you enjoy the opening of the games and we hope that when you attend the closing ceremonies that smile will be even bigger as you know that within yourself, you gave...

SA Hockey Women for Commonwealth Games 2022 In 50 Days’ time Team South Africa begin their Commonwealth Games challenge in Birmingham. The games initially awarded to Durban will be the 22nd hosting of the multi-sport event and the 7th staging of field hockey at the event. South Africa have competed in every event along with Australia, Canada, England, India, New Zealand and Scotland, with a best finish of 4th in 2010 and 2014. New Zealand are the defending champions having stunned Australia in the event in 2018 on the Gold Coast. The South African Women are in Pool B alongside five times champions...

BIRMINGHAM COMMONWEALTH GAMES: TEAM SOUTH AFRICA SELECTION With 50 days until the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, SASCOC and CyclingSA are proud to announce the SA National Team to represent South Africa. With over 5,000 athletes expected to compete in 20 sporting codes over ten days, the 2022 Commonwealth Games is sure to celebrate the spirit of sport and camaraderie.  MOUNTAIN-BIKING – 3 August Alan Hatherly Mariske Strauss Candice Lill Manager and Mechanic: JP Jacobs   ROAD CYCLING – 4 & 7 August Reinhardt Janse van Rensburg Daryl...

BIRMINGHAM COMMONWEALTH GAMES: TEAM SOUTH AFRICA SELECTION With 50 days until the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, SASCOC and CyclingSA are proud to announce the SA National Team to represent South Africa. With over 5,000 athletes expected to compete in 20 sporting codes over ten days, the 2022 Commonwealth Games is sure to celebrate the spirit of sport and camaraderie.  MOUNTAIN-BIKING – 3 August Alan Hatherly Mariske Strauss Candice Lill Manager and Mechanic: JP Jacobs   ROAD CYCLING – 4 & 7 August Reinhardt Janse van Rensburg Daryl...

The athletes named to represent Team SA at the Commonwealth Games.  Here are the athletes named to represent Team SA at the Commonwealth Games. Note: This is not the final list and some athletes might still qualify before the 29 June deadline. Some sports are also still finalising their squads as well. BEACH VOLLEYBALLMen: Leo Williams, Grant GoldschmidtCoach: Loet Groenewald BOXINGMen: Amzolele Dyeyi,  Simnikiwe BongcoWomen: Phiwokuhle SbusisiweCoaches: Nkosinathi Hlatshwayo, Moneen Brits CRICKETWomen: Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Trisha Chetty, Nadine de Klerk, Lara Goodall, Sinalo...

Proteas team ready for Birmingham The Proteas Bowls squad to play at the 2022 Commonwealth Games has been confirmed with a number of new faces in the mix.   The Women's team will once again be spearheaded by Colleen Piketh, who is no stranger to the competition at the highest level having represented South Africa at four previous editions of the "Friendly Games".   Piketh's medal tally is healthy, she has four medals including gold at the 2014 Games when she skipped the pairs side to victory.   "It's going to be a challenge for sure, but we are up for it," says Piketh. "I'm delighted...

Final names added to Team SA for Birmingham   The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) announced an additional 61 athletes to the Team South Africa squad that will carry the nation’s flag at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which will take place from 28 July to 8 August. This was the second and final squad announcement following the first one last month and it brings the total number of athletes to 251. More representatives across six codes were named – athletics, hockey, badminton, wrestling, swimming and gymnastics. It is...

Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games Siviwe Soyizwapi and Asisipho Plaatjies were on Thursday named as captains of the South African Men and Women’s Sevens teams for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where the two squads will participate in the Rugby Sevens programme as part of Team South Africa. Both teams depart on Saturday for England to participate in the exciting multi-sport event. Blitzbok captain Soyizwapi and Zain Davids are the only squad members who will make a second appearance at the Commonwealth Games as members of Team South Africa, but...

Msomi, Sadie named as Team SA flag bearer   National netball captain Bongi Msomi and para-swimmer Christian Sadie have been named as flag bearers for Team SA at Thursday’s opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.   The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) made the announcement ahead of the event that will officially launch the global showpiece.   The date, 28 July, also marks exactly a year to go until the start of the 2023 Netball World Cup in Cape Town and Msomi will lead a team determined to make a strong impression...

Msomi, Sadie named as Team SA flag bearer   National netball captain Bongi Msomi and para-swimmer Christian Sadie have been named as flag bearers for Team SA at Thursday’s opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.   The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) made the announcement ahead of the event that will officially launch the global showpiece.   The date, 28 July, also marks exactly a year to go until the start of the 2023 Netball World Cup in Cape Town and Msomi will lead a team determined to make a strong impression...

Previous Commonwealth Games Appearances  Men’s Rugby 7s has been played at every Commonwealth Games since Kuala Lumpur 1998, with a women’s event played for the first time at Gold Coast 2018. It is a core sport on the programme, meaning that it will be played at all future Games. Fun Fact  New Zealand won every single Commonwealth Games men’s Rugby 7s tournament until losing in the final to South Africa at Glasgow 2014. However, they regained their title at Gold Coast 2018, with the New Zealand women’s team making it a unique double For all the info you need on Rugby Sevens at the...

Pakistan and South Africa play out to an opening draw South Africa twice led but were pulled by the Pakistanis on both occasions as both teams settled for a draw in the opening game of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.South Africa and Pakistan took each other in their opening Commonwealth Games encounter in Birmingham this morning. Its been just over a year since South Africa stunned the world with a massive victory against Germany at the Tokyo Olympics and they were looking to bring that same resilience to a tournament that was originally scheduled to take place in South Africa. The South...

Pakistan and South Africa play out to an opening draw South Africa twice led but were pulled by the Pakistanis on both occasions as both teams settled for a draw in the opening game of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.South Africa and Pakistan took each other in their opening Commonwealth Games encounter in Birmingham this morning. Its been just over a year since South Africa stunned the world with a massive victory against Germany at the Tokyo Olympics and they were looking to bring that same resilience to a tournament that was originally scheduled to take place in South Africa. The South...

South African swimmer Lara van Niekerk claims gold! What a race.Lara van Niekerk claims gold!Halala Mzansi! Halala.#TeamSA#B2022 pic.twitter.com/mKuS6YMTyL — Team South Africa (@TeamSA2024) July 30, 2022

Sunday Highlights From Team SA at the Games   Here we look at the highlights from those who were in action Team SA at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday   1 Chad Le Clos surged to the SILVER medal, being out-touched to a fourth successive gold by New Zealand’s Lewis Cuthburt. Le Clos went out in lane five to set a fast pace, leading by 0.40sec at 50m, by 0.33 at 100m and 0.17 at 150m. But just as he seemed to have shaken off James Guy, Cuthhurt, in lane four, came through strongly, and got to the wall first with his final stroke. 2 Tatjana Schoenmaker...

DOUBLE SILVER AND BRONZE FOR TEAM SA ON ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL NIGHT FOR SA IN THE POOL Monday, 1 August 2022 - South Africa's swimmers added three more medals to the rapidly increasing Team SA haul at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Monday. Commonwealth Games 2022 Pieter Coetzé claimed his second medal of the Games, adding the 50m backstroke silver to his 100m backstroke gold, while Erin Gallagher claimed silver in the 50m butterfly and Para-swimmer Christian Sadie bronze in the S7 50m freestyle. The biggest smile of the night belonged to Gallagher who outgunned Olympic 100m butterfly...

Commonwealth Games 2022 | South Africa win the all-African battle in Birmingham South Africa underlined their dominance on the African continent with a dismissive victory over their East African neighbours in Birmingham today. Hat-tricks from Jean-Leigh du Toit, Tarryn Lombard and Lilian du Plessis were enough to give the South Africans a comfortable win that mathematically keeps them in with a medal hope.  South Africa and Kenya saw the first All African affair of the 2022 Commonwealth Games take place in Birmingham. Both teams were looking for their first victories of the...

Lill’s bronze is worth its weight in gold By GARY LEMKE in Birmingham Candice Lill has been winning races for longer than she can remember. Probably even before that as well. But for the 30-year-old South African with a CV that snakes its way around the corner, winning bronze at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham will be something she never forgets. There are party-poopers who feel that some sports at the Games are redundant and point to weakened fields affected by scheduling across professional codes, including cycling and athletics, and they will argue that with only eight riders...

Commonwealth Games | South Africa impressive in defeat to Australia Australia started frenetically with two early goals against the South Africans but were made to work incredibly hard for the remainder of the game to seal a victory and confirm their spot in the Semi-Finals of the Commonwealth Games.  The South African Hockey Men took on the world number 1 ranked Australia in Birmingham today as they looked to position themselves positively ahead of the battle with New Zealand tomorrow for a place in the semi-finals and the medal rounds. Realistically the South Africans were looking...