Goodbye 2020. Hello 2021
Tokyo looms, again, We don’t know for sure in what shape of form the Olympics and Paralympics will take... Read more
Why we should talk about Luvo
Over the recent past while I heard the whispers. Most of the time what a high-profile athlete does in... Read more
Winners and losers from Tokyo delay
The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics until next year will undoubtedly have different effects on those athletes and teams... Read more
Settling down as Morocco play hosts
This is not my first rodeo – although it is a first in Morocco. It’s also the first time... Read more
Team SA: The ‘awards’ review
Team South Africa wrapped up their Commonwealth Games campaign by finishing sixth on the overall table, with 13 gold,... Read more
SA’s Games journey includes cricket gold
The number 15 is on everyone’s lips as Team South Africa gets ready to embark on another Commonwealth Games... Read more
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 return with... Read more
Semenya takes it all in her stride
By Gary Lemke It was just after 11 o’clock on Wednesday in the Olympic Stadium. As has become a... Read more
The humblest hero
By Gary Lemke Looking at her tiny baby born prematurely at 28 weeks and weighing in at less than... Read more
Need to invest in an Olympic culture
There were a handful of journalists standing in the mixed zone at the Olympic aquatic centre, all looking to... Read more
Clash of the heavyweights
It’s the rematch that’s been four years in the making. Can you just imagine if it was staged by... Read more
The two faces of these Games
The streets of Rio are suddenly visibly more patrolled as the 2016 Olympics burst into life, writes GARY LEMKE.
Volunteers the pulse of a Games
The athletes are the ones who grab all the applause and the headlines, but the success of every Olympic... Read more
Stay calm and enjoy, Australia
I tried to open the kitchen window but couldn’t – there wasn’t one. The ‘window’ is a mosquito net, though... Read more
