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Debra Barnes aims to empower women through sports
The Women in Sport Summit aims to raise awareness through events and conversations and, importantly, to tell the women’s stories.
Chinese ambassador assists SA youth sport climbers ahead of world championships
The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in SA has opened its heart to youth sport climbers who will participate at the 2024 International Federation of Sports Climbing Youth World Championships later this month.
Chinese Embassy injects money into cash-strapped SA National Climbing Federation team heading to Guizhou
The South African National Climbing Federation has been running several campaigns to raise money to support the athletes heading to China, including a BackaBuddy fund-raising campaign.
Team SA at Paris Olympics: Ashleigh Buhai puts travel drama aside as 4x100m men target final
In the men’s 4x100 relay, Team SA will have to get over Benjamin Richardson’s injury to try and qualify for Friday’s final.
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.
Five sporting codes you didn’t know could land you gold in Paris Olympic Games
Skateboarding will only be making its second appearance in Paris after the sport made its first official showing at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and it is among five little-known codes.
Champion climber eager to fly SA flag at Paris Olympics
The 22-year-old, who recently was conferred with a cum laude degree in marine biology from Edith Cowan University in Perth, said the love for climbing started at the tender age of nine.
Mountaineers face uphill battle as Nepal court orders limit on Everest climbing permits
A massive human traffic jam on Everest in 2019 forced teams to wait hours at the summit in freezing temperatures, risking depleted oxygen levels that can lead to sickness and exhaustion.
Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 debuts with potent six-cylinder power, drift mode
Mercedes is taking its sleek new CLE Coupe into the performance realm with the debut of the first AMG version.
Schools scale heights to benefit animals in peril
Four schools have followed in Treverton College’s footsteps in the run up Rhino Peak to raise money for endangered species.
Enter now and stand a chance to win a seat in the Fortuner Challenge
Do you have what it takes to compete in this year’s Fortuner Challenge and drive away with a new Toyota Fortuner?
Rock climber falls while leading popular climbing route above Tokai
The injured climber was lowered down the cliff by a climbing partner.
Young Cape speed climber receives sponsorship to compete at Youth World Championships
Sara Adams set to compete at Youth World Championships in South Korea
Help 15-year-old rock climber, Sara Adams, climb a step closer to her dream in Seoul
Should Adams be successful in raising the R63 000 needed for the trip to Seoul in August, she will be representing South Africa in all three disciplines Lead, Bouldering and Speed.
On this day, May 11
The oldest book; the first cycling record; killer mountain claims lives; and record price for a Picasso.
Black executive women of all ages move from high heels to high hills
During the week they rule the boardroom but on weekends they tame the wilderness from zip-lining, skydiving, rock climbing, white-water rafting and abseiling to bungee jumping.
Veteran Kloof athlete dies following fall
The running fraternity across the country is mourning the death of one of its finest athletes, Grant Cummings, 51, of Kloof, Durban.
Pastor’s Everest ‘pain’
Adventurous pastor takes second place in high-altitude obstacle course racing epic.
Have you tried electric skateboarding, wall climbing, wrestling or boxing? Check it out at AllSport Expo
You could win a set of double tickets with IOL Sport and the AllSport Expo, which takes place at from September 9-11 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
Pupils chosen as ambassadors to help conserve South African wildlife
Grade 11 Treverton College students been invited as ambassadors for conservation fundraising initiative the Rhino Peak Challenge
Trek4Mandela expedition celebrates 10th anniversary with two climbs up Kilimanjaro
The climbs are in aid of period poverty still faced by many girls in South Africa and the rest of the globe by providing sanitary towels, puberty education and menstrual hygiene support to adolescent girls.
Schoolboys’ epic mountain adventure
Two Treverton College boys came out the mist two days early while traversing the Drakensberg escarpment.
Naadirah hopes her story can inspire others to new heights
Naadirah Moola is head coach of an NGO called DreamHigher.
Cyclist’s milestone raises R60 000 for 12 kids battling grave illness
Funds from Grant Lottering milestone to cater for 12 unstable children
French climbers identify new route to peak of Mount Everest
A group of French climbers said they had discovered a new route to the peak of the world's tallest mountain which could help climbers avoid the treacherous Khumbu Icefall.