Samson Siasia, the coach of the national U-23 team, has said he is quitting the game because of "a disrespectful system". Read more »
Caster Semenya has been vilified and harassed for years after her gender testing results were leaked following her victory at the 2009 World Athletics Championships. This weekend ... Read more »
Athletes say the mess in Rio did not begin with the haphazard travel arrangements and missing training kits from Nike - but when their protests against taking the national trials ... Read more »
Long-distance runner Feyisa Lilesa may be in hot water for his gesture after he managed to hold on to collect silver in an exciting race that saw Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge grab gold. Read more »
The South African Olympic team has earned 10 medals for their efforts at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Read more »
The target is four gold medals but time is running out and with athletes now failing, the target seems unrealistic. Read more »
Kenya leads in Olympic medals, followed by South Africa, while other countries including Zimbabwe and Namibia failed to get a single medal. Read more »
The 15th Summer Paralympics are slated for September 7-18 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read more »
The 31-year-old athlete dominated the closing stages of the men's marathon to claim the gold medal. Read more »
The 25-year-old ran to a predictable 800-metre win in a race that saw Kenyan Margaret Nyairera settling for bronze. Read more »
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