The Team SA swimmers continued their raid of the medal cabinet at the African Youth Games on Monday evening. From the ten finals, six golds, three silvers and two bronzes were won by Team SA, adding another 11 medals, making their total 80. To put their haul into perspective, Team SA won 33 medals at…

By MARK LEMKE in Luanda Away from the ever-present sound of zooming cars and blaring horns in the hustling city of Luanda is the small province of Bengo where the African Youth Games track and field athletics took place. It was where Team SA totalled 19 medals, with Oluchi Ndubueze earning three silvers in the 100m,…

Team SA had a successful day at the African Youth Games in Luanda on Sunday, taking their medals total to 69. Here is a selection of images from Team SA photographer Frennie Shivambu.                

The medals kept on coming for Team SA on Sunday at the African Youth Games as swimming and badminton combined to take the tally to over 60 medals – and counting, writes Mark Lemke in Luanda. They ended the night with 69 medals. The morning of day five of the African Youth Games was…

By MARK LEMKE in Luanda Behind the echoing library of Team SA success stories, is a group of selfless medical professionals ensuring that every athlete, coach, manager, and delegate is healthy and taken care of. The Chief Medical Officer at the African Youth Games in Angola, Dr Jess Burgess, celebrated her 32nd birthday on Sunday, providing the…

Team SA had a successful day at the African Youth Games in Luanda on Saturday, taking their medals total to 50. Here is a selection of images from Team SA photographer Frennie Shivambu.                      

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC) have named the two flagbearers for the opening ceremony at the 4th African Youth Games in Luanda on Saturday. Ayabulela Gwama, a 16-year-old judo player and Tyrell Stewart, a 16-year-old weightlifter in the 65kg class, have been given the honour of carrying the country’s…

Team SA's swimmers picked up on Saturday where they'd left off on Friday night at the African Youth Games when they continued their domination in the pool, writes Mark Lemke in Luanda. Swimming had contributed 10 medals to the overnight Team SA total of 28, but quickly delivered the medals that took Team SA's total to 40, which…

The African Youth Games is a showcase of South Africa's next generation of champions and Jayden Williams is hungry to prove he can be one of the future elites in swimming, writes Mark Lemke in Luanda. The 16-year-old competed in the Region 5 Youth Games in July against a field of older swimmers…

Team SA had a successful say at the African Youth Games in Luanda on Friday, taking their medals total from six to 26. Here is a selection of images from Team SA photographer Frennie Shivambu.      .