“I love life. I want to live forever. I want to train and race forever,” says South Africa’s Kirsty Weir, who shares her journey in Para triathlon Kirsty Weir says Para triathlon has brought her so much joy in life.ⒸKirsty Weir She could not swim and did not have her own bike when she first took up Para triathlon. But despite the challenges, training and competing have given Kirsty Weir so much joy and a sense of pride. We caught up with the South African athlete, who is aiming to qualify for her first Paralympic Games. Most of the slots will be allocated based on the World Triathlon...

By GARY LEMKE Not often does a code have a 100 percent return from the number of athletes they send to compete, but the quartet of Team SA triathletes did their country proud when dominating their competition at the 13th African Games in Accra. Both Vicky van der Merwe and Nicholas Quenet won gold medals – taking Team SA’s total of medals form an overnight 81 to 83 – and they were followed home in their respective events by Sharne Williams (silver) and Dylan Nortje (bronze). Those medals took Team SA to 85 and surpassed the total number of medals (83) achieved in Morocco in 2019. The 34-year-old...

TRI KZN Dominating Performances at the SA SPRINT CHAMPS Triathlon KZN had some incredible results this past weekend out at Maselspoort Bloemfontein. Billed as the national championships over the sprint distance, athletes from all over the country flocked to the hot and humid environment of the Free State. In the ladies elite race, Shanae Williams managed to walk away with the SA Sprint Championship title while Biddi Theunissen placed 3rd amongst the local SA Ladies on the day. On the men’s side with Henri Schoeman competing overseas at the moment, it was left to Jared Douglas in...