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Athletics | Teams book places for Paris at WRW Antalya 24

(© Sergio Mateo) Teams from Italy, Japan and Spain are among the 22 to have secured automatic qualification for the marathon race walk mixed relay at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games following their performances at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Antalya 24 on Sunday (21).The marathon race walk mixed relay makes its Olympic debut in Paris in August, with WRW Antalya 24 the main qualifying event for the new discipline.The relay involves teams of one man and one woman who complete the marathon distance (42.195km) in four legs of approximately equal distance. Each...

Paris Olympics | SASCOC names Team SA squad for 2024 Games

Financial incentives available to all medallists from both the Olympics and Paralympics An initial squad of 39 members across seven codes has been named to represent Team SA at the Paris Olympics in July. The sports represented in the first list are aquatics, athletics, canoeing, gymnastics, sport climbing, surfing, and wrestling. Qualifying is ongoing among a number of different sports, and even those who are listed below may change in terms of additions. In making the announcement in Johannesburg on Wednesday, the South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee...

Paris Olympics | SASCOC names Team SA squad for 2024 Games

Financial incentives available to all medallists from both the Olympics and Paralympics An initial squad of 39 members across seven codes has been named to represent Team SA at the Paris Olympics in July. The sports represented in the first list are aquatics, athletics, canoeing, gymnastics, sport climbing, surfing, and wrestling. Qualifying is ongoing among a number of different sports, and even those who are listed below may change in terms of additions. In making the announcement in Johannesburg on Wednesday, the South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee...

Rugby Sevens | China and South Africa qualify for Paris 2024 Olympic rugby sevens

China women and South Africa men secured the twelfth and final places in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 rugby sevens competitions with victory at the World Rugby Sevens Repechage in Monaco China women and South Africa men win World Rugby Sevens Repechage to secure twelfth and final places in Olympic Games Paris 2024 China beat Kenya 24-7 in women’s final to continue their outstanding recent form South Africa overcame Great Britain 14-5 in a tense men’s final Paris 2024 Olympic pools will be announced on Sunday in live media event at 20:00 CET here Rugby Sevens will kick off the...

Olympics | SASCOC provides latest Team SA 2024 Olympic update

With three weeks to the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on Friday, July 5th, the South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC) provided an updated list of athletes and management that have been selected to represent Team South Africa. The names of 27 athletes were added to the list that was previously announced. It should be highlighted that the Rugby Sevens Men has named a preliminary squad of 16, which will be cut down to the final squad of 12 and 2 reserves will travel to Paris. With the inclusion of the 16 Rugby Sevens Men players, the...

Rowing | Paige Badenhorst to represent South Africa in Women's Single Scull at Paris 2024 Olympics

Exciting Announcement from Team South Africa!  We are thrilled to announce that Paige Badenhorst will be representing South Africa in the Women's Single Scull at the Paris 2024 Olympics! Paige's journey has been nothing short of inspiring. From her early days at St Andrew's School for Girls in Senderwood, to representing Michigan University, Cambridge University, and now the University of Pretoria, she has shown incredible dedication and perseverance. As a member of the RMB National Squad, Paige has made significant contributions and we couldn't be prouder of her achievements....