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Austria and The Netherlands eye success at FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

  • Hockey

South Africa is set to stage the International Hockey Federation Indoor Hockey World Cup with Austria

, 2023They will go up against the Czech Republic, Australia, the United States, Argentina and hosts South

Zwinkels.The Netherlands, who came out on top in 2007 and 2015, will face Austria, Australia, the US, South

Africa and New Zealand in Pool A.Ukraine are the highest ranked side in Pool B that also features the


SASCOC hold workshop to discuss Para sport inclusion in National Federations

  • Paralympics

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee's Disability Sport and Classification Commission

to enable them to fulfil their dreams in the national and international sports world," read a Team South

Africa statement.Welcome to the Disability Sport and Classification Commission workshop.

#DisabilityIsNotInability pic.twitter.com/s519DO6nnK— Team South Africa (@TeamSA2024) January 28, 2023South

Africa is 17th on the all-time Summer Paralympic medals table.The nation has competed in 12 editions

the Chinese capital, the team amassed 21 gold medals in addition to three silver and six bronze.South Africa


Agreement reached to build "one-of-a-kind" aquatics centre of excellence in Bahrain

  • Aquatics

The Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) and World Aquatics have entered a partnership with the Manama-based GFH Financial Group to build an aquatics centre of excellence in the country.

existing centres of excellence in Thanyapura in Thailand, the Senegalese capital Dakar, Cape Town in South

Africa and Davie in the United States.Under the agreement, World Aquatics additionally intends to open

region and for Bahrain, but also how they're wanting to include other continents, so specifically with Africa


New Zealand storm to double Sydney success at World Rugby Sevens Series

  • Rugby Sevens

New Zealand were unstoppable as they captured the men’s and women’s titles in emphatic fashion at the Sydney leg of the World Rugby Seven Series.

The Black Ferns thumped France 35-0, while the All Blacks produced an even bigger win, seeing off South

Africa 38-0 in the Australian capital.The victories extended New Zealand's leads in the respective standings

To hold South Africa to nil is pretty impressive," said Webber.It doesn't get better than this!


Lesotho NOC hosts leading Zambian officials in exchange programme

  • ANOCA

The Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC) has hosted leading officials from the National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ) as part of an exchange programme.

International Olympic Committee refused to ban New Zealand after the country's rugby union team held a tour in South

Africa, despite the United Nations' call for a sporting embargo.It has participated at every other Summer


South Sudan eyeing good outing for volleyball at Accra 2023 African Games

  • Ghana 2023

South Sudan is hoping to field a strong volleyball team at the Accra 2023 African Games with national

According to Puk, South Sudan is targeting to qualify for the African Games at the Confederation of African

 "Preparations are ongoing in order for South Sudan to present a formidable team at the 2023 African

South Sudan is in CAVB Zone 5 consisting of Egypt, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi

play against teams like; Tunisia, Egypt, Cameroon, Rwanda and Morocco if given the opportunity by the South

 The 2023 Africa Games is scheduled to be held from August 4 to 19. 


Duncan Mackay: IOC must decide whether they want Ukraine or Russia at Paris 2024, but they cannot have both

  • Inside the Blogs

The statement yesterday by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that they are continuing to "explore a pathway" for Russian and Belarusian athletes' participation at Paris 2024 under a neutral banner was not new.

 This ignored the precedent of South Africa, whose athletes were banned by the IOC from 1964 until

1992 because of the country’s apartheid policies.Before South Africa, Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary

2024, Moscow launched a series of missile attacks on cities across Ukraine ©Getty ImagesAt the time South

Africa were banned, I do not recall the IOC lamenting the fact that generations of athletes - many of


FISU presents South Africa's Ralethe with Honorary Member Award at Lake Placid 2023

  • Lake Placid 2023

Dr. Malumbete Ralethe has received the coveted Honorary Member Award from the International University Sports Federation (FISU) for his "valuable contributions" to university sport at continental and global level.

student sport leadership abilities were honed during his time as the President of University Sports South

Africa (USSA).He went on to serve on the Executive Board of the South African Sports Confederation and

Africa and the African continent."

Malumbete Ralethe served on the Executive Board of the South African Sports Confederation and National

Olympic Committee in 2004 ©FISU"Dr Ralethe is a well-respected leader of University Sport South Africa


Missed goal by officials overshadow Australia's defence of Netball Quad Series

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Australia defended their Netball Quad Series title in South Africa, although the final against New Zealand

to win 56-50, Cara Koenen and Steph Wood both starring.Third place went to England, who beat hosts South

Africa 49-42.Both teams went into the third-place match without a win from the group stage, having drawn

edged past New Zealand 59-57, sandwiched between a 61-55 win against England and 65-48 triumph over South

Africa, which ensured they finished the Quad Series with a perfect record.New Zealand won their opener

61-41 against South Africa, and saw off England 55-45.The Quad Series served as a warm up for this year's


Line-ups confirmed for wheelchair singles semi-finals at Australian Open

  • Wheelchair Tennis

Top seeds have safely made it through to the semi-finals of the men's and women's wheelchair tennis singles at the Australian Open, Britain's Alfie Hewett and Diede de Groot of The Netherlands recording victories today.

won 6-2, 6-3 over Angélica Bernal of Colombia and Germany's Katharina Krüger.Kgothatso Montjane of South

Africa and Manami Tanaka from Japan won 6-2, 6-3 against Japanese pair Shiori Funamizu and Saki Takamuro

Vink thrashed Heath Davidson of Australia and Robert Shaw of Canada 6-0, 6-1.In the final, they face South


Athletics pioneer and steeplechaser Bicourt dies aged 77

  • Athletics

Britain's Olympic steeplechaser John Bicourt, who made a major impact on the sport as a competitor, teacher, coach, agent and activist, has died aged 77 from cancer.

Athletes International Management, which he ran until 2004 as he looked after athletes from Britain, South

Africa, Kenya and beyond.He was also a founder member of the International Association of Athletes'


Gérard suffers biggest upset on first day of wheelchair tennis at Australian Open

  • Wheelchair Tennis

Belgium's Joachim Gérard was on the end of the biggest upset on the first day of wheelchair tennis competition at the Australian Open, losing his men's singles tie to Chilean Alexander Cataldo.

champion Diede de Groot, seeking a fifth victory in six years at Melbourne Park, won both sets 6-1 against South

Saki Takamuro 6-2, 6-1.Back-to-back women's singles champion Diede de Groot of The Netherlands beat South

silver medallist, beating home favourite Heath Davidson 6-1, 6-2.Vink is set to play Donald Ramphadi of South

Africa in the semi-finals after a 7-6, 3-6, 6-1 win against Canada's Robert Shaw, with Schröder taking


Kunieda’s retirement paves way for new winner on Australian Open men’s singles wheelchair trophy

  • Wheelchair Tennis

There will be a new name on the Australian Open men’s singles wheelchair trophy after defending champion Shingo Kunieda’s retirement from the sport.

to win the trophy for a third successive year.She starts her campaign against Kgothatso Montjane of South

Africa and will be the woman to beat, having won the last nine women’s wheelchair singles crowns at

champions Andy Lapthorne of Britain and David Wagner of the United States, begin against Donald Ramphadi of South

Africa and Silva of Brazil.Last year’s runners-up Schroder and Vink start as top seeds this time around


FIBA launches inaugural eFIBA Season One on NBA 2K23 game

  • Non-Olympic Sports

Thirty National Federations entered the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) inaugural eFIBA tournament held on the NBA 2K23 game.

regional finals.These are set to begin on Tuesday (January 24) with Finals for Asia in the Middle East and South-East

Qatar are due to play in the Middle East tournament, and the Philippines, Indonesia and Mongolia in the South-East

Asia equivalent,The eFIBA Finals Africa are set to feature Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and Madagascar.🇩

belgianlions pic.twitter.com/r37jMYk0jX— eFIBA (@eFIBA_official) January 22, 2023Finals in North and South

Finals are set to be contended by Barbados and Puerto Rico, with Argentina taking on Brazil in the South


Toeless cyclist sets sights on 2023 African Games

  • Cycling

Zimbabwe mountain biker Pressmore Musundi is hoping to compete at this year’s African Games in Ghana, despite being born without any toes on both feet.

Musundi has established himself as one of the leading riders in South Africa and earned a professional

mountain bike races.Last year, he earned a sponsorship deal with insurer King Price alongside other South

That’s when I came to South Africa."Cycling has always been my passion since I was five-years-old."

When I first arrived in South Africa, searching for a better life, I started working as a gardener at

Pressmore Musundi has regularly featured on the podium in major events in South Africa ©Pressmore MusundiThis