Last month, Uzbekistan wrestler Artur Taymazov became the 60th athlete retrospectively disqualified from the London 2012 Olympic Games under the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) sample retesting programme.

African Games in Rabat, with the retesting process of Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Organisers of Continental Games are currently storing doping samples for a maximum of four years, while the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) were found to have had “no intention” to keep samples beyond a three-month laboratory contract for the 2018 Asian Games.

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qualifiers with both the men's and women's teams securing their first wins in Stellenbosch in South Africa

El-Neggar scored twice to complete the rout.Joining them at the top of the table on nine points are South Africa

Nelson Mandela was bang on the button when he declared: "Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sports can create hope, where there was once only despair. It is more powerful than Governments in breaking down racial barriers. It laughs in the face of all types of discrimination."

That was in 1990 when he was released from his long incarceration to lead South Africa out of its abominable

Thus the sports boycotts began.I had visited South Africa during its apartheid days and found it a distinctly

South Africa has become accepted back into global society - and international sport.Mandela recognised

South Africa was banned from the Olympics from 1964 to 1992 and suspended by different International

The sport of change in attitude and culture which happened under Mandela in South Africa?

The Democratic Republic of the Congo set up a meeting against Nigeria in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Women's AfroBasket quarter-finals with a 78-46 victory against Cape Verde in Dakar.

eight spot against hosts and pre-tournament favourites Senegal.Senegal are the 12-time champions of Africa

Hosts and pre-tournament favourites Senegal are through to the quarter-finals of the International Basketball Federation Women's AfroBasket after a second big victory in the group stages.

The 12-time champions of Africa beat Egypt 85-47 in the final game of the evening at the Dakar Arena

South Africa and Egypt look bound for a final game showdown in the men's International Hockey Federation

won their opening two fixtures impressively, with Egypt thrashing Kenya 7-2 today before hosts South Africa

Kenya to make it 6-2 before El-Ganaini rounded off the scoring at the end of the third quarter.South Africa

#AfricanHockeyRoadToTokyo202013 Aug. 2019 | (M6) Match underway.South Africa scores its 7th goal against

AfricaHockey (@AfrHockey) August 13, 2019Ghana look the most likely team to upset either hosts South Africa

last minute winner against Kenya yesterday with a hat-trick today.In women's FIH qualifying, South Africa

Hosts South Africa and Kenya will play off for a place at the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup after both

teams claimed their second victories of the Rugby Africa Women's Cup qualifying tournament.

Kenya defeated Uganda 37-5 in the opening game of the day in Brakpan before South Africa crushed Madagascar

Women (@WomenBoks) August 13, 2019Unchanged from thrashing Uganda 89-5 in their opening game, South Africa

from the outset it would be between us and Kenya for that spot, and it has come down to that," South Africa

Australia, China, Chinese Taipei and Mexico won their matches today to complete the super-round line-up at the Under-19 Women's Softball World Cup in Irvine.

the event at Bill Barber Park.Australia finished runners-up to Japan in Group B after beating South Africa

ninth-to-12th-place playoffs.Battling for 13th place will be Botswana, Ireland, The Netherlands and South Africa

Egypt made a superb start to the International Hockey Federation (FIH) African Olympic qualifiers as their men's team completed a 6-0 thrashing of Zimbabwe in Stellenbosch. 

in the beautiful town of Stellenbosch, South Africa.

@FIH_Hockey pic.twitter.com/s2yBAsI8mf— AfricaHockey (@AfrHockey) August 12, 2019South Africa, who qualified

women's qualifying.In the men's event Egypt are due to play Kenya, Namibia take on Ghana and South Africa

Ghana’s men's under-20 football team will compete at this month’s African Games in Morocco’s capital Rabat, after its Sports Ministry reversed a decision to not send a squad following the threat of a ban and fine.

2019 African Games ©Emmanuel Toku #ET10/FacebookGhana have been drawn in Group B alongside reigning Africa

level, will captain the team.Toku played an instrumental role in Ghana reaching the final of the 2017 Africa

Hosts the United States were among the four teams to secure their place in the super round as action continued today at the Under-19 Women's Softball World Cup in Irvine.

yesterday’s victory over Brazil in the Group C opener by beating China 5-3, while Japan defeated both South Africa

Ireland lost 8-3 against China and 7-1 to Brazil.The one other game in Group B saw Italy thrash South Africa

Netherlands 7-0.Opening-round action is due to conclude tomorrow.Ireland, The Netherlands and South Africa

The Netherlands have won their 10th International Korfball Federation (IKF) World Championship title, once again beating neighbours Belgium in the final in Durban.

marker as korfball's emerging force, while China's Jing Zhao scored four to take her total in South Africa

Botswana's Government is funding the country's team preparations for the African Games in Morocco later this month, it has been revealed.

 "For the first time, the Association of National Olympic Committees in Africa and African Union

 "That means they would jet straight to the venue, but those who are in Southern Africa would come

celebrates after winning the 800 metres in Brazzaville, one of Botswana's three gold medals at the 2015 Africa

International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) President Rafael Santonja has said that the inclusion of bodybuilding on the Lima 2019 programme is an "honour", with the sport set to make its Pan American Games debut here tomorrow.

This is the case in Africa, where we have the challenge of helping our National Federations arrive at