Tag: Commonwealth Games
Kovsies join Proteas for Quad Series
Kovsie Sport reported this week that two of the University of the Free State’s stalwarts form part of the Protea contingent that will start...
A comeback for Wayde not impossible
It was heartbreaking for Bloemfontein's premier athlete, Wayde van Niekerk, when he, as the world record holder and reigning champion, failed to qualify for...
Large Kovsie contingent at Commonwealth Games
The University of the Free State (UFS) will be well represented at the Commonwealth Games with 11 current or former Kovsies participating in Australia.
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Today, 30 years ago, Zola Budd and Annette Cowley were banned...
On 13 July 1986 Commonwealth Games officials in London ruled that two South African born athletes, Zola Budd and Annette Cowley, could not participate...
Swimming legend celebrates 29 years in City of Roses
On his 56th birthday (29 April) the legendary Simon Gray was interviewed for a TV program “My Story” which will be screened on M-Net in due course. The program is about crackerjack four times Olympian, Ryk Neethling, who was adamant that they interview (insert) Gray for the program as well. Neethling said Gray was his role model when he started his swimming career under the guidance of Gray. PHOTO: Rufus Botha
