Louzanne Coetzee wins Silver for South Africa at the Tokyo Paralympics

Louzanne Coetzee Wins SILVER at Tokyo Paralympics

By SAPeople Contributor 30-08-21 12:28

Louzanne Coetzee produced the performance of her career to win a 1500m Paralympic silver medal, in a race where she left everything out there on the Olympic Stadium track. The 28-year-old was competing in her sixth major championship event since 2013 and was understandably emotional after winning silver in a career-best 4min 40.96sec in the […]

Louzanne Coetzee, with her guide Erasmus Badenhorst

Team SA: How They Fared on Sunday at Tokyo Paralympics

By SAPeople 30-08-21 12:19

Louzanne Coetzee, with her guide Erasmus Badenhorst, progressed to Monday’s final of the women’s 1500m (T11) at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics on Sunday. She took 3.43 seconds off her previous best set at the 2017 World Championships. Coetzee had been DQ’d in the 1500m at Rio 2016 but stamped herself as a medal favourite here […]

Ntando Mahlangu South Africa gold medallist Paralympics

WATCH Ntando Mahlangu’s Fantastic Record-Breaking Golden Leap for South Africa

By SAPeople 28-08-21 17:33

Watch South African double-amputee Ntando Mahlangu‘s amazing world record-breaking final leap at the Tokyo Paralympics. Ntando jumped an incredible 7.17m to win GOLD for South Africa in the men’s T63 long jump… and break his own world record. Stream the Tokyo Paralympics on Showmax Pro. Subscribe before 31 August and get an extra month free!  WATCH […]

tatjana schoenmaker wins gold

Schoenmaker to Scoop R850K as Olympic and Paralympic Medal Winners’ Financial Incentives Announced

By SAPeople 28-08-21 07:39

South Africa’s Department of Sports, Arts and Culture Minister, Nathi Mthethwa, has finally announced the financial incentives for medal winning Tokyo Games 2020 Paralympic and Olympic athletes and their coaches. The announcement means that Olympic swimming sensation Tatjana Schoenmaker, who broke a world record in the pool on her way to bagging silver and gold […]

How laughter lights up the Paralympics

Team SA: How Laughter Lights Up the Paralympics

By SAPeople Contributor 27-08-21 12:13

On the third day of staying in the Paralympic village bubble “it” finally dawned on me. “It” wasn’t the sheer visual aspect of the 4 000-plus Paralympians with disabilities all in the same environment of towering 17-storey apartments and surrounded by a 4km perimeter fence… writes GARY LEMKE in Tokyo. Admittedly, that is the initial […]

Damian de Allende was well marked in the midfield.

WATCH Springboks Victorious in Second Test Against Pumas

By SAPeople 21-08-21 22:09

A stunning first half display and two tries of pure magic aided the Springboks to a well-deserved 29-10 win over Argentina in the second of their Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday, and helped them maintaining their strong start in this year’s tournament. (Watch video highlights a little further […]

Gary Player's Touching Tribute to Beloved Wife Vivienne After She Passes Away

Gary Player’s Touching Tribute to Beloved Wife Vivienne After She Passes Away

By SAPeople 19-08-21 15:27

South African golfing legend, Gary Player, has shared a moving tribute to his beloved wife Vivienne (‘Viv’), who died this week from cancer. He said “the unthinkable has happened”. Player may have accumulated a mountain of international golfing championships, but the sports star’s biggest win in life was a lifetime shared with his childhood sweetheart. […]

South Africa Paralympic team

SA’s Paralympic Team Heads to Tokyo: All You Need to Know

By SAPeople 18-08-21 11:54

South Africa’s Paralympic team have headed off to Japan for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Here’s a guide to the events our 34 SA athletes will be competing in, along with an explanation as to what each category classification means. But first, here’s a wonderful message from Olympic gold-medal winner, Tatjana Schoenmaker for the SA Paralympic […]

Olympic Star and Flag Bearer Phumelela Mbande's Dream Gets Support

Olympic Star and Flag Bearer Phumelela Mbande Gets Support for Dream

By SAPeople 15-08-21 17:56

Phumelela Mbande has a dream. The young Olympic star from KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, who was given an opportunity to play hockey when she was young, now wants to pass it forward and get involved in hockey clinics, teaching hockey in disadvantaged communities. Phumelela recently returned from the Tokyo Olympics, where she represented SA as […]

Tatjana Schoenmaker Wins GOLD in World Record Breaking Time at Olympics

Carte Blanche Celebrates Tatjana Schoenmaker on Sunday

By SAPeople Contributor 13-08-21 21:06

It’s hard to believe that Tatjana Schoenmaker nearly gave up after failing to qualify for the Rio Olympics in 2016. But fortunately, she followed her own advice: to refocus and keep going! Celebrating Tatjana Schoenmaker   Tatjana’s gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics’ 200 metre breaststroke was the first individual swimming record to be broken […]

Joseph Dweba to Make Springbok Debut Against Argentina

Joseph Dweba to Make Springbok Debut Against Argentina

By SAPeople 11-08-21 13:06

Joseph Dweba will make his Springbok debut in the opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship match against Argentina at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday, in a new-look team named by Jacques Nienaber on Tuesday. When Dweba was informed in July that he’d been selected for the Springbok team, he said: “For me, as a […]

showmax pro Where and How to Live Stream all English Premier League Matches in South Africa and rest of Africa

Where to Live Stream all English Premier League Matches in South Africa and Continent

By SAPeople Contributor 15-07-22 12:07

Following the successful live streaming of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Showmax Pro is bringing the world’s best football to subscribers. Showmax Pro is the only streaming service on the continent to live stream every single match of the English Premier League, La Liga and Serie A and the DStv Premiership, courtesy of SuperSport. The new season of Premier League, now in its 30th […]

SA Golfer Erik van Rooyen Wins 1st PGA Tour Title in Dream Come True

SA Golfer Erik van Rooyen Wins 1st PGA Tour Title in Dream Come True

By SAPeople 10-08-21 18:29

South African golfer Erik van Rooyen is celebrating one of the best months of his life – becoming a father and winning his first ever PGA Tour title. On Tuesday afternoon Erik – who describes himself on Twitter as a Dream Chaser – tweeted a photo of himself holding his award, and said: “A dream […]

Springboks win Lions series

Springboks Clinch Nailbiting Match to Win Lions Series in Cape Town

By SAPeople 07-08-21 23:54

It was dejavu when Morné Steyn kicked a match-winning penalty goal two minutes from time to earn the Springboks a 19-16 win over the British & Irish Lions in their third and final Test at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, with the pivot’s kick ensuring a 2-1 win in the Castle Lager Lions Series. Twelve […]

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