South Africa’s team excelled at the Confederation of University and College Sports Association Games in Botswana last month, almost doubling their medals tally from two years ago.

By Mark Etheridge Eastern excellence may have been the order of the day in the men's half-marathon at the Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan, on Sunday, but in the team stakes silver medal honours went south, all the way to the tip of the African continent.

By Mark Etheridge Rio Olympian and IAAF World Championships athlete Justine Palframan pocketed South Africa’s third medal of the 29th Summer Universiade in Taipe, Taiwan, on Friday.

South African swim coaches have heaped praise on Tatjana Schoenmaker, after the Pretoria swimmer won the country’s first medal of the 29th Summer Universiade in Taiwan on Thursday.

A tough few days of competition at the 29th Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan, had a silver lining as Tuks student Tatjana Schoenmaker bagged the first medal for Team South Africa in the women’s 200-metre breaststroke final.

By Mark Etheridge South Africa are still hunting their first medal at the 29th Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan, after six days of competition.

By Mark Etheridge Her goal was to swim a personal best at the Summer Universiade, and South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker did just that in Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday.

By Mark Etheridge The four South African gymnasts at the 29th Summer Universiade wrapped up their competition in Taiwan on Monday as they combined for a score of 136.550 in the team competition.

By Mark Etheridge South Africa were in action over a wide spectrum of sports as the 29th Summer Universiade gathered momentum in Taipei, Taiwan, over the weekend.

By Mark Etheridge The Western Cape will be a hive of varsity sports activity next week with athletics, beach volleyball and rugby sevens being fought out around the region.