By Mark Etheridge in Nanjing South Africa's boys' hockey team have impressed all and sundry by going through to the semi-finals at the Youth Olympic Games on Saturday.

By Mark Etheridge in Nanjing, China As Team SA concluded their six-days of swimming without a medal at the Youth Olympic Games, track and field have put their hand up in the search for silverware.

By Mark Etheridge in Nanjing, China Team South Africa may not have won any medals at the Youth Olympic Games yet but they have won the hearts of the local population.

By Mark Etheridge in Nanjing, China A personal best effort heaved Jason van Rooyen into the final of the shot put event at the Youth Olympic Games here in the second evening of track and field action on Thursday.

By Mark Etheridge in Nanjing Team South Africa's triathlon code wrapped up their competition with the International Team Relay at Xuanwu Lake on Thursday.

By Mark Etheridge in Nanjing, China Team South Africa's swimmers once again came within one spot of the podium on day four of the Youth Olympic Games here on Wednesday.

By Mark Etheridge in Nanjing, China  If ever Team South Africa needed some stirring words of motivation at the Youth Olympic Games being held here then they surely got them on Wednesday.

By Mark Etheridge in Nanjing, China Things have started looking up for Team South Africa at the Youth Olympic Games here on Tuesday.

By Mark Etheridge in Nanjing, China At last ... Team South Africa are in line for their first medal of the Youth Olympic Games here on Tuesday night.