Team SA have returned home after the conclusion of their most successful African Youth Games, the 2025 edition held in Luanda, Angola. These were the 4th such Youth Games and the third that Team SA had participated in. Their total of 99 medals bettered the haul from Gaborone in 2014 when they won 93 medals. …

By MARK LEMKE in Luanda The final day of competition in Angola at the 4th African Youth Games brought with it three medals for Team SA from a quiet and appreciative young weightlifter from a small town in Limpopo. Chanel Viviers has taken every moment in at the African Youth Games and held it close to…

Team SA moved to 96 medals after Thursday's action at the Youth African Games in Luanda, with weightlifting adding three more medals to the haul. Swimming finished with 61 medals, athletics had 19, karate six, cycling three, weightlifting three and there have been two each from badminton and tennis. It's the most medals Team SA…

By MARK LEMKE in Luanda One hundred metres. 10 seconds. Don’t blink. The 100m sprint captivates audiences like no other. In Angola at the African Youth Games, Micah Africa took top spot on the podium for Team SA, and with it, athletics’ most sought after gold medal. The morning after winning with a time of 10.67…

Team SA moved to 93 medals after Wednesday's action at the Youth African Games in Luanda, with tennis adding two more medals to the haul. Swimming finished with 61 medals, athletics had 19, karate six, cycling three and there have been two each from badminton and tennis. The Games finish on Saturday. Here is a…

By MARK LEMKE in Luanda The enthusiasm, passion and fighting spirit of Lonwabo Majeke has spread through Team SA in Angola for the African Youth Games. Physios, media and management officials have flocked to the Kikuxi Villas Club to support both her and Hlumani Kekana, as they prepared to face Tunisia in the mixed doubles…

Team SA had a successful day at the African Youth Games in Luanda on Tuesday, taking their medals total to 91. Here is a selection of images from Team SA photographer Frennie Shivambu.        

By MARK LEMKE in Luanda "Lots of people have tried to tell me how my future is going to go. Some are positive, others are negative, but we are the authors of our own stories. Are you going to let someone else be your writer? My life is my story to write." These…

Team SA started the day with 80 medals at the African Youth Games in Luanda, topping the medals table, with swimming having accounted for 50 of them heading into Tuesday. The morning session gave Team SA a mixed bag of results. Swimming continued to impress in their heats, while judo suffered three losses, before Dane…

Team SA had a successful day at the African Youth Games in Luanda on Monday, taking their medals total to 80. Here is a selection of images from Team SA photographer Frennie Shivambu.   .