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Keep and De Lange win cycling titles at African Games

  • Morocco 2019

Tiffany Keep and Tristan De Lange won cross-country gold as the cycling competition got underway at the African Games in Casablanca.

against South Africans Grant Goldschmidt and Leo Williams.On the first night of swimming finals, South Africa

victory in both the men's and women's 4x100m freestyle relay races.The gold rush continued for South Africa

men's 200m backstroke title in 1:59.03 as Michael Houlie secured a fourth individual gold for South Africa


Global Athlete open letter publicly backs Nigerian sprinter Okagbare

  • Morocco 2019

In an open letter to athletes and delegates at the 2019 African Games, athlete-led organisation Global Athlete publicly backed Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare after she spoke up about athlete rights ahead of competition in Rabat, Morocco.

In its letter, Global Athlete said it would stand side by side with all athletes from Africa to ensure

compensation and training plans.The letter continued: "The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa





Battle for Tokyo 2020 slots in table tennis team events set to begin at African Games

  • Morocco 2019

Africa's table tennis teams will begin their quest to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games tomorrow, at the 12th African Games in Morocco's capital, Rabat.

in Group C; Algeria, Senegal and Ethiopia in Group D; Togo, Ghana and Djibouti in Group E; and South Africa

Algeria, Mauritius and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while Group D features Tunisia, South Africa



British Shooting to explore hosting Commonwealth Championships in 2022 following Birmingham exclusion

  • Birmingham 2022

British Shooting claim they will look to "gauge the appetite" for hosting a Commonwealth Shooting Championships around the time of Birmingham 2022 following the sport's exclusion from the event, which they hope could pave the way for a return to the main medal programme in the future.

hosting the Commonwealth Games.The 2022 Commonwealth Games, awarded to Birmingham after Durban in South Africa


Global superstar Bieber catches teqball bug

  • Teqball

A video has been released of Grammy Award-winning Canadian pop star Justin Bieber showing his teqball skills. 

recognition from the Olympic Council of Asia and the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa


South Africans secure Tokyo 2020 berths at FIH African Olympic Qualifiers

  • Hockey

South Africa's men and women's booked their places at Tokyo 2020 with final-day victories at the International Hockey Federation African Olympic Qualifier in Stellenbosch.

Spooner turned the game on its head.Ashraf Said reduced the deficit in the dying moments but South Africa

victory against Ghana, who had trailed them in the group by two points.Attacking from the outset, South Africa

half with Sylvia van Jaarsveldt and Lisa-Marie Deetiefs completing a fourth successive win as South Africa


WADA name independent observer and athlete outreach teams for African Games

  • Morocco 2019

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have announced their independent observer (IO) and athlete outreach (AO) teams for the upcoming African Games in Morocco.

rest of the team.They will provide daily feedback to the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

anti-doping in an informal and fun environment.The team, staffed by anti-doping experts from across Africa


South Africa beat Kenya to qualify for 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup

  • Non-Olympic Sports

South Africa qualified for the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup after a crushing 39-0 victory over Kenya

Both South Africa and Kenya had won their opening two games against Uganda and Madagascar, meaning the

final match of the four-team Rugby Africa Women's Cup was a winner takes all clash for a World Cup place.The

Gwala and Snenhlanhla Shozi also crossed the line in a dominant performance from the host nation.South Africa



Egypt secure fourth win at FIH African Olympic Qualifier

  • Hockey

Egypt will take on hosts South Africa tomorrow in their bid to secure a spot at Tokyo 2020 after they

got on the scoresheet as Egypt maintained their perfect start.Austin Smith scored a brace as South Africa

the final group matches tomorrow, with just the winners securing a ticket to the Olympic Games.South Africa

won 4-0 against Kenya in their bid to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games ©Twitter/Africa HockeyDayaan

were already out of contention for Olympic qualification.In the women's qualifying tournament, South Africa

move onto seven points with Elizabeth Opoku, Debora Whyte and Ernestina Coffie scored the goals.South Africa