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St Stithians girls rowing team: Redefining excellence with heart, endurance and diversity
The South African Schools Boat Race presents a unique challenge to all competitors, as they must navigate the twists and turns and fluctuating tides of the Kowie River.
Price-Hughes a future Olympic medal prospect
JOHANNESBURG schoolgirl Danelia Price-Hughes has underlined her potential as a future Olympic medal prospect after she won silver at the 2024 World Rowing Championships in Canada last weekend.
WRAP: Akani Simbine finally an Olympic medalist as Team SA take 4x100m relay silver medal
Akani Simbine once again got the job done as he guided Team South Africa home to win the silver medal in the men’s 4x100m relay at the Paris Olympics on Friday.
Team SA wrap: Wayde van Niekerk, Shaun Maswanganyi eliminated from men’s 200m semis
South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk and Shaun Maswangayi were on Wednesday night eliminated from the men’s 200m at the Paris Olympics.
Wrap: Heartbreak as Team SA duo narrowly miss out on women’s 400m hurdles final
Team SA’s Geldenhuys and Rogail Joseph narrowly missed out on the women’s 400m hurdles final, while the men’s 400m runners were also eliminated.
Team SA Paris Olympics wrap: Golfers in contention as sprint trio qualify for 100m semis
Sprinters Akani Simbine, Shaun Maswanganyi and Benjamin Richardson and the golfers Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Erik van Rooyen have set up medal opportunities for Team South Africa.
SA pair John Smith, Chris Baxter miss out on Olympic rowing A final
The South Africans were in the tougher semi-final, given that they were racing most of the medal favourites, including Olympic champions Croatia and world champions Switzerland.
Team SA at Paris Olympics: Golfers tee off as Tatjana Smith, swimmers prepare for big night
Tatjana Smith can become Team South Africa’s most decorated Olympian of all time if she can bag another gold in the 200m breaststroke on Thursday night.
WRAP: Mixed bag of results for Team SA on Day 5 of Paris Olympics
Tatjana Smith, Kaylene Corbett and Pieter Coetzee impressed in the pool at the Olympics on Wednesday, while 2016 bronze medallist Henri Schoeman struggled in the Paris heat.
Team SA at Paris Olympics: Tatjana Smith back in pool as Henri Schoeman targets triathlon glory
The bronze medallist from the Rio 2016 Games Henri Schoeman will have another crack at Olympic glory triathlon events were given in the green light.
Team SA at Paris Olympics: Henri Schoeman in limbo after triathlon postponed
A joint statement from Paris 2024 and World Triathlon blamed the spike in pollution levels in the River Seine on the heavy rain that fell in Paris.
Oarsome Foursome member Smith out to claim gold again
One of the highlights of South Africa’s Olympic history was the conquest of the “Oarsome Foursome” in 2012 in London.
Second-screening — new trend sub-Saharan consumers will use for Olympics
During the Olympics, 92 percent of sub-Saharan consumers will be using online platforms while watching the world's second-largest sporting event.
SA rowing team off to crack qualification
ROWING, one of the sporting codes that is expected to get the medals for South Africa at the Olympics, is preparing its onslaught to crack qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The South African rowing team (RMB National Squad) is gearing up for their upcoming journey to Lucerne in Switzerland, where they have a final chance to grab a spot for the Games in July/August.
Women off to surfboat contest
The KwaZulu-Natal-based team comprises four women – Janeira Reddy, Kendra Robinson, Anike Jordaan and Ciarda Sharp, while Gary Brummer controls the boat.
Mi School: Youngsters show their mettle at SA Schools Rowing Championships
This year's event saw hundreds of athletes from 25 schools and clubs across South Africa gather for the year's top event for young rowers.
SA rowing duo Damien Bonhage-Koen and Christopher Baxter set a new world record in Italy
The pair, who form part of the The RMB National Squad, took gold in 6:19,99, beating the previous world record by 0,07 seconds.
Father and daughter have the Thames of their lives
A Hillcrest dad and daughter experienced England’s iconic river, from source to mouth, in a canoe built in Durban.
Braving the Atlantic for a good cause
Dirk von Delft along with teammates Johnnie Ball and Stefan Vine will take part in the Forget Me Knot Atlantic Row.
Cape Town daredevil seeks to become first person of colour in Africa to row the Atlantic Ocean alone
Cape Town-born adventure seeker Ryan Jacobs intends to row from Cape Town to the Caribbean for over 5000 nautical miles in a custom locally made ocean-rowing boat named “Dala”.
Cape Town adventurer to be the first person of colour to row Atlantic alone
Cape Town adventurer Ryan Jacobs is taking on the mammoth task of becoming the first African person of colour to row the Atlantic Ocean on his own.
Avid adventurer Richard Kohler to kayak from Cape Town to Salvador in Brazil
Avid adventurer and extreme sports fanatic Richard Kohler is preparing to make a daring Southern Atlantic Ocean from Cape Town to Salvador in Brazil, on a specially designed kayak.
No ‘Oarsome Foursome’ this time for Team South Africa in Olympics rowing
The South African men’s rowing team were unable to emulate their predecessors as both the men’s pair and men’s four squads were knocked out of the Olympics.
Tough start for SA rowing, judo teams at Tokyo Olympics
The men's rowing teams are medal contenders for Team SA at the Tokyo Olympics, but they will have to pull out all the stops to reach the quarter-finals after a tough start.