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Wayde to share Olympic ceremony with sister, but what about the relay?

Wayde van Niekerk is making a special stop at the Olympic village in Paris so he can take part in the opening ceremony with his hockey player sister Kayla Swarts on Friday night. The two will be on the boat for the unique procession whic
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25 Jul 2024

Paris Olympics Supercomputer predicts Team SA to finish with nine medals

You heard it here first, Team SA will win nine medals at the Paris Olympics . Thats according to the Paris 2024 Supercomputer compiled by data experts at OLBG . With their nine-medal tally, South Africa will rank 35t
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25 Jul 2024

Sprinter Luxolo Adams contemplates legal action against ASA

South Africas 200m sprinter Luxolo Adams is considering taking legal action against Athletics South Africa. This after Adams failed to make the athletics team selection panel for the edition of the 2024 Olympics in Paris which starts on Friday.
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24 Jul 2024

'Spec Magic' Rosko promises to bring home the bacon for Blitzboks in Paris

Rugby sevens star Rosko Specman is upbeat about the Blitzboks Olympic tournament opener against Ireland on Wednesday afternoon, promising Spec Magic is going to deliver. The veteran player, the sole survivor of the outfit that took bronz
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22 Jul 2024

If Adams cant run, he will travel to the Olympics as a spectator, says McKenzie

Luxolo Adams will be invited to travel with a South African delegation to the Paris Olympics , according to sports minister Gayton McKenzie , though the27-year-old sprinter has not been included in the national team. Adams had initially
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22 Jul 2024

'Tough' Tatjana has hope and intent for Paris Olympics

When youve set a world record and won an Olympic gold medal in the same race, you have reached the pinnacle of your sport. That is what happened to South Africas swimming superstar Tatjana Smith who was Schoenmaker then at the Tokyo Game
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20 Jul 2024

'Tough' Tatjana has hope and intent for Paris Olympics

When youve set a world record and won an Olympic gold medal in the same race, you have reached the pinnacle of your sport. That is what happened to South Africas swimming superstar Tatjana Smith who was Schoenmaker then at the Tokyo Game
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20 Jul 2024

OPINION: Luxolo Adams is not in shape and shouldnt go to Paris

Now that hes run twice over the last couple of weeks, it is clear that Luxolo Adams should not go to the Olympics. The removal of the 27-year-old sprinter from the SA team for the Paris Games has not only caused controversy but has lande
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17 Jul 2024

OPINION: Benji Richardson leads a promising generation of new sprint stars

In 2014, when Simon Magakwe became the first South African to break 10 seconds in the 100m dash, nobody could have predicted how much it would change the face of local sprinting. That performance opened the floodgates, and the countrys f
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17 Jul 2024

Benji Richardson Paris Olympics stock rises with stunning sprint performance

Benji Richardson produced two stunning performances over the 100m and 200m over the weekend, as his Paris Olympics stocks just shot up. The South African sprinter first claimed victory in the mens 100m at the Resisprint meeting in
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16 Jul 2024