Tag: World Championships
Who said scientists can’t act?
Sonja Bartlett, a qualified biochemist and a performance reporting assistant at the National Museum in Bloemfontein, bagged three gold medals and an overall achievement...
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...
Strongly reaching for the top
Emely Tembe, 26-year-old body builder, has been making powerful moves across the country, including being chosen to represent South Africa at the World Championships...
Bloemfontein’s golden boy is back
The newly crowned 50m backstroke world champion, Zane Waddell, arrived back in Bloemfontein on Tuesday after a long commute from Gwangju, South Korea, where...
Bloemfontein’s golden boy back on Tuesday
The newly crowned 50m backstroke world champion, Zane Waddell, will be back in Bloemfontein on Tuesday.
The 21-year-old, who studies in the USA, stunned the...
Blinde Louzanne ingesluit in SA universiteite span
Die volkome blinde atleet en wêreldrekordhouer (5000m) in haar gestremdheidskategorie (T-11), Louzanne Coetzee van die Kovsies het ‘n onderskeiding behaal wat sover vasgestel is...
Rugby ace Blommetjies wins world cricket title
It was two from three for Bloemfontein during the Last Man Stands World Championships held in Cape Town during the festive season.
The fifth edition...
Wayde set for 200m final
The two-time 400m world champion, Wayde van Niekerk, is targeting the unique 200-400m double on Thursday evening at IAAF World Championships in London.
Van Niekerk...
Wayde to tackle 200 and 400 m in London
The IAAF has approved the 400m world record holder Wayde van Niekerk's request to change the scheduling of the World Championships later this year.
This...
SA claim 38 medals at Down Syndrome Champs
Baylie Leonard (middle) South Africa’s was crowned as the world champion in the javelin at Corld championships for Athletes with Down Syndrome . Joonas Elo of Finland (l)was2nd and Turkey's Volkan Yavuzasian (righy) took bronze. PHOTO: RUFUS BOTHA