The Springbok Sevens will play Nigeria at 10h06 on Sunday in the quarter-finals of the Rugby Africa Olympic Games qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe after a commanding display at the Harare Sport Club, winning all three of their pool matches on Saturday. Sandile Ngcobo's team scored 120 points and only conceded 14 in a strong display, which yielded wins over Ivory Coast, Tunisia and Madagascar, with the latter the only team to cross the Blitzboks' tryline. In their opening match against Ivory Coast, the South Africans were a bit rusty with a couple of handling errors, but...

  The Springbok Sevens will play Nigeria at 10h06 on Sunday in the quarter-finals of the Rugby Africa Olympic Games qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe after a commanding display at the Harare Sport Club, winning all three of their pool matches on Saturday. Sandile Ngcobo's team scored 120 points and only conceded 14 in a strong display, which yielded wins over Ivory Coast, Tunisia and Madagascar, with the latter the only team to cross the Blitzboks' tryline. In their opening match against Ivory Coast, the South Africans were a bit rusty with a couple of handling errors, but...

Caitlin Rooskrantz has left her mark at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships and managed to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games in 2024. The event which took place in Antwerp, Belgium over the past week, saw the top Artistic gymnasts from around the world competing for the coveted World Champs titles, as well as qualification for the Olympic Games. In a heartfelt message, Caitlin expressed her gratitude, saying, “By God's grace, I have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. It's been a long month of competing in three different countries, with its share of ups and...

Caitlin Rooskrantz has left her mark at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships and managed to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games in 2024. The event which took place in Antwerp, Belgium over the past week, saw the top Artistic gymnasts from around the world competing for the coveted World Champs titles, as well as qualification for the Olympic Games. In a heartfelt message, Caitlin expressed her gratitude, saying, “By God's grace, I have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. It's been a long month of competing in three different countries, with its share of ups and...

The ICC is thrilled at the confirmation that cricket will be part of sports programme of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028 (LA28). Cricket’s inclusion was formally ratified by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today at the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai, following LA28’s recommendation last week. The addition of cricket in the Olympics, for the first time since 1900, concludes a two-year process, in which the ICC worked extensively to develop an exciting proposal that supports the Olympic values and LA28’s mission to create an unparalleled experience for athletes, fans,...

    South Africa’s elite players will have Los Angeles 2028 in their sights   Johannesburg, South Africa: Squash in South Africa has been lit up with the sport’s acceptance into one of the biggest platforms on the global stage after it was added to the roster for the 2028 Olympic Games to be held in Los Angeles (LA28 Olympics). After many years of putting forward its case for inclusion in the Games, the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been widely welcomed by squash administrators and players around the world. For South African officials who...

    South Africa’s elite players will have Los Angeles 2028 in their sights   Johannesburg, South Africa: Squash in South Africa has been lit up with the sport’s acceptance into one of the biggest platforms on the global stage after it was added to the roster for the 2028 Olympic Games to be held in Los Angeles (LA28 Olympics). After many years of putting forward its case for inclusion in the Games, the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been widely welcomed by squash administrators and players around the world. For South African officials who...

Westley heading to 2024 Olympics in Paris Courtney Westley clinched her place in the Women’s Single Sculls for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with a second-place finish at the African Rowing Champs on Wednesday. Accompanied by U23 Head Coach Thato Mokoena, Westley clocked 8:03.71, just five seconds short of winner Algerian Nihed Benchadli’s time.   It’s been a busy year for Westley, who placed sixth at the U23 World Championships earlier this year in the women’s single scull in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Days later, she was on her way to China to race in the World Student Games with the...

The Road to the Paris Olympics becomes clearer for African Hockey nations as the qualifier takes place at Pretoria University from Sunday 29 October 2023 to Sunday 5 November 2023 (Finals day). Eight African Men’s teams and seven African Women’s teams will battle it out with the winner securing the spot as Africa’s representative at the Paris Olympics in 2024. South Africa are the undoubted favorites having won the tournament on all four occasions since the qualifier was removed from the All-African Games in 2003. They will face a tough challenge from Egypt, who have contested every final...

Due to other results in the pool, the South African Hockey Men knew they could not mathematically secure a semi-final spot, but they could all but virtually assure they would be in the final four with a victory over Nigeria. The Nigerians were fired up as their late arrival at the tournament meant they forfeited the opening game 5-0 and were desperate to try and compete for the Semi-Final. They have a great penalty corner battery and wanted to test the South Africans as much as possible. The game started as a large cloud burst overhead in an almost torrential downpour. The rain along with...

Seventh Heaven sees South Africa Men Secure Semi-Final Space In front of a wonderful crowd at the University of Pretoria Sport grounds, the South African Hockey Men put on a fine display to confirm their participation in the final of the African Hockey Road to Paris. The South Africans already knew the opponent for the potential final would be the old rivals Egypt who had earlier beaten Uganda 9-1. The South Africans were keen to give a Friday night crowd a party atmosphere and Ryan Julius started the party with a rebound after Bili Ntuli shot was saved. Benjamin Acquah was...

Early in the tournament teams had to endure cold and uncomfortable weather earlier in the week, but a perfect summers day in Pretoria welcomed the two teams out for the final. If the weather was perfect for hockey, the start was even better as Thati Zulu won an early penalty corner and Tarryn Lombard converted with a touch from a Quanita Bobbs effort. A brilliant set up by Kristen Paton put Ntsopa Mokoena through but Martha Uko, who has been superb in this tournament, pulled off a great save. There was not much she could do when Thati Zulu’s goal bound effort was also diverted in by...

South Africa qualify for Paris Olympics after tense final Egypt were victorious on the two previous meetings between the two countries at the Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia and fancied themselves to cause an upset in front of a full house in Pretoria. The two teams, who have contested every African final this millennium are both ranked in the top 20 in the FIH World Rankings and were determined to seal a spot at the Olympic Games. Before the game started the South Africans recognised the milestone achievements of both Sam Mvimbi (50 caps) and Dan Bell (100 caps). They celebrated those...

JOHANNESBURG, November 9, 2023 - Allianz Commercial, a leading global corporate insurance carrier and a key business unit of Allianz Group, hosted the annual Allianz Cocktail on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, in Johannesburg. The exclusive event aimed to express gratitude to the company's valued business partners for their unwavering support throughout the year. Since its inception in 2009, this high-end gathering has become a signature event within the insurance industry in South Africa. This year's Allianz Cocktail embraced the theme of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements...

The African Hockey Road to Paris 2024 games came to an end today with South Africa men and women claiming the gold medals and securing qualification to the Olympic Games Paris 2024! The women’s team were the first to win their gold medal, defeating Nigeria comprehensively by a 9-goal margin in the finals. The South African men’s team faced Egypt in the finals and came away with a narrow 2-1 win to secure their place in the Olympics.  Following South Africa’s victory in the men’s competition, second placed Egypt will now move on to the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers...

The final straight towards the Paris Olympics began in earnest for the South African Women’s Hockey team in Cape Town. On the day that USA, Germany, Spain and Belgium secured their places at the Olympics, South Africa were beginning a six-test battle against Olympic Hosts France at SACS in the Western Cape. The day started with acknowledgement of Erin Christie earned her 100th test cap for the country and receiving a gift from her parents. On the other end of the spectrum both Charlene Boshoff and Rea Phume were awarded their first test caps for the country. The game marked the first...

The Olympic Museum has officially launched its new website. The launch was the culmination of a two-year project to overhaul olympics.com/museum and introduce access to a slate of new Olympic-themed resources.   The museum, as part of the International Olympic Committee and home to the world’s largest and most complete collection of Olympic heritage, including artefacts, archives, images, books and film, offers a host of new storytelling, educational and visitor experience capabilities on its new platform. "Thanks to the hard work from a very dedicated team,...

VICTORIA LAKE (Gauteng) – With the 2024 Olympics looming, the four South Africans representing the canoeing team in Paris are set to be decided at the South African Sprint Canoe Championships on Victoria Lake in Gauteng from Friday to Sunday this weekend. Four athletes will emerge from the men’s and women’s 500m K2 races respectively to represent South Africa in Paris, but there is plenty of intrigue about the selections, with a block of river and marathon paddlers opting for a last-minute bid for Olympic glory. A total of five South African sprint teams will be chosen from the results of...

VICTORIA LAKE (Gauteng) – With the 2024 Olympics looming, the four South Africans representing the canoeing team in Paris are set to be decided at the South African Sprint Canoe Championships on Victoria Lake in Gauteng from Friday to Sunday this weekend. Four athletes will emerge from the men’s and women’s 500m K2 races respectively to represent South Africa in Paris, but there is plenty of intrigue about the selections, with a block of river and marathon paddlers opting for a last-minute bid for Olympic glory. A total of five South African sprint teams will be chosen from the results of...

VICTORIA LAKE (Gauteng) – Esti Olivier and Tiffany Koch overcame tricky conditions in a tense winner-takes-all shootout to claim the last places in the South African Olympic Canoeing team selected at the SA Championships at Victoria Lake in Germiston on Sunday. The pair beat 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Bridgitte Hartley and former World Surfski Champion Michelle Burn in the final leg of the three-race shootout to earn the women’s 500m K2 place in the team to go to Paris in August. On Friday, Olivier and Koch narrowly won the women’s 500m K2 SA Championships final, but Hartley and Burn...