Fourteen athletes from eight African nations are set to compete at the Winter Olympics, marking a significant increase from ...

One of just five South African athletes to compete at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, cross-country skier Matthew Smith's ...

South Africa fields its largest Winter Olympics team ever at Milano Cortina 2026, showcasing rising talent in winter sports ...

SASCOC has announced the five athletes to represent Team South Africa at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina.

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Athletes from around the world are in the Italian Alps for the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday – including 13 sportspeople from eight African countries. Though the continent isn't ...

South Africa is making history with its largest‑ever Winter Olympics team at Milano Cortina 2026. Seventeen‑year‑old Thomas Weir is one of two teens in the squa ...

Three years after being forced to undergo gender tests, South Africa's 21-year-old Caster Semenya finally ran her first Olympic event Wednesday morning, finishing her 800-meter heat in 2 minutes, 71 ...

Joan Harrison, who won the women’s 100-meter backstroke at the 1952 Olympics for South Africa, has died on May 20 at age 89. Harrison, who went by her married name Joan Breetzke late in life, was born ...

Here's how to keep track of Mzansi's representatives as they take fans along on their adventures, from the canteen, to the ...

While the African continent is well represented at the Summer Olympics, it is a different story at the Winter Games. In Paris in 2024, African athletes won a total of 39 medals, including 13 gold ...