2016 Olympics

Belated reward for late replacement sevens ace Hougaard

Springbok Francois Hougaard was rewarded for the ultimate act of sportsmanship and team values, by giving away...
How Team SA fared on Sunday

South Africa had competitors in action in just two codes on Sunday (21 August), the final day...
Team SA: The ‘awards’ review

As the curtain on the 2016 Rio Olympics comes down, GARY LEMKE gives his verdict on South Africa as they...
Rio delivered, despite the hurdles

By Gary Lemke When IOC president Thomas Bach closes Rio 2016 on Sunday night he will stop short...
Team SA in action on Sunday

South Africa has competitors in action in just two codes on Sunday (21 August), the final day...
Semenya scorches to Team SA’s 10th medal of the Games

By Mark Etheridge Caster Semenya catapulted Team South Africa’s 2016 Olympic medal count into double figures on...
How Twitter reacted to Semenya GOLD

Here is a selection of how Twitter reacted to Caster Semenya’s 800m gold medal in Rio.
How Team SA fared on Saturday

South Africa had competitors in action across three different codes on Saturday’s penultimate day of Rio 2016....
Emotional SA duo dig deep to end 11th, 23rd in Rio triathlon

By Mark Etheridge Triathletes Mari Rabie and Gill Sanders both bounced back from heartache and heartbreak respectively...
In action for Team SA on Saturday

South Africa has competitors in action across three different codes on Saturday (20 August). Here is a...
How Team SA fared on Friday

South Africa had competitors in action across just two codes on Friday (19 August). Here is how...
SA bronze medallist’s biggest fan… on his journey to the podium

By Mark Etheridge While an Olympic medal may be won by one person, in most cases there’s...
Team SA in action on Friday

South Africa has competitors in action across just two codes on Friday (19 August). Here is a...
Super Sunette buries London disappointment with silver in Rio

Twice a Commonwealth javelin champion, Sunette Viljoen finally got her hands on a coveted Olympic Games medal...
Hartley is hurting… but the hunger for success is still there

By Mark Etheridge Beaten but by no means broken, canoeist Bridgitte Hartley lives to fight another day...
Henri hurries to Olympic bronze and his first major podium place

By Mark Etheridge It’s all hail King Henri the Third as Team South Africa triathlete Henri Schoeman...
How Team SA fared on Thursday

Henri Schoeman won Team South Africa’s eighth medal of the Olympics on Thursday and Sunette Viljoen sealed...
Team SA in action on Thursday

Here is a list of those South Africans in Olympic competition on Thursday. Times are local and...