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With the absence of Olympic champions, the 2025 SA Senior National Swimming Championships in Gqeberha spotlight emerging talents like Pieter Coetzé and Rebecca Meder, as they aim for World Championship qualification.
From a fierce North-South rugby derby to a championship-deciding football clash, followed by explosive SA20 cricket action and topped off with a UFC title defence, this Saturday promises to be an unforgettable day for South African sports fans. Olympic champion Tatyana Smith shares her thoughts on this action-packed weekend.
The performances of Team SA at the Paris Olympics in 2024 gives fans optimism about the future of SA athletics writes IOL Sport's Michael Sherman.
As 2024 rolls to a close, there have been some incredible sporting moments this year but one stood out from the rest even though it did not happen in a sports arena.
The top 10 most searched-for terms on Google from South Africa in 2024 show that people were interested in news, sports, politics, and public figures who died.
The ceremony also recognised the excellence demonstrated by top athletes as well as the organizational effort by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee to prepare Team South Africa for the Games.
Orlando Pirates’ Relebohile Mofokeng was named the Gauteng Sport Personality of the Year at the Gauteng Sports Awards on Sunday.
During her masterclass discussion at the Clinique Concept Store at Mall of Africa, Smith got candid with attendees about her struggles in the pool and outside.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has paid tribute to a number of South African athletes that do not deal with the oval ball.
South Africa’s most decorated Olympian Tatjana Smith has revealed the moments she shares with her fans are more special than standing atop the Olympic podium.
Tatjana Smith's brother-in-law is Springboks captain Siya Kolisi, who is married to Rachel Kolisi. Rachel's brother Joel, married Tatjana in 2023.
The swimming pool at one one of Johannesburg’s oldest and most prestigious inner-city schools, has been in a dilapidated state for four years, since the early days of Covid-19.
Asked about the total budget for the incentive packages, Lesufi said it has to be assessed on each athlete’s needs, and those athletes who need bursaries will get them.
Minister of Sport Gayton McKenzie has vowed to solve the financial issues that have plagued some South African athletes, following the Paris Olympics.
It was a morning to remember for Tatjana Smith who returned from the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
A fan who had managed to get close to champion swimmer Smith offered the Olympic gold medallist, R 100, while stating that she wished she could give her more.
Tatjana Smith sported a broad smile as the hundreds of proud South Africans took over the OR Tambo International Airport to welcome their superstar swimmer back from the Olympic Games on Tuesday.
Teenage sprint sensation Bayanda Walaza stole the show as South Africa welcomed back its athletes from the Paris Olympics at OR Tambo International on Tuesday.
Tatjana Smith was Team South Africa’s top achiever for team South Africa at the person Olympics with the gold and silver medal in the 100 metre and 200 metre breastrokes respectively.
South Africa's athletes brought home six medals from the Paris Olympics 2024, earning a pretty penny for their achievements.
Team South Africa won six medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, doubling their tally from the previous Games in Tokyo in 2021.
The Olympic Games Paris 2024 started on July 26 and these are our top five iconic moments.
Following the news that one of South Africa's most successful Olympians, Tatjana Smith, has retired from professional swimming, South Africans have flooded social media with heartfelt tributes to the swimming icon
Tatjana Smith moved level with Chad le Clos for most medals won as an SA Olympian, but trumps the veteran men’s swimmer in terms of weight of medals.
South Africa’s Tatjana Smith missed out of winning a historic breaststroke double when picked up the silver medal after Thursday evening’s final.