South Africa is throwing its hat into the ring for the 2036 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. The country is officially an ‘Interested Party.’ This marks the beginning of a long and exciting ...

Letsile Tebogo stunned the world last year with a historic Olympic gold in the 200m. He became the first African man to win the event. His time of 19.

South Africa has formally declared its intention to enter the race for the 2036 or 2040 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This will position the country as a potential first-time host of the world’s ...

A rising star won gold in the 200m and long jump, plus silver in the medley relay at the African Youth Games in Angola.

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France — Ezinne Kalu had a giant smile on her face as she joined her teammates for a celebratory run around the court with Nigerian flags. Nigeria had reached a place no African ...

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Ferdinand Omanyala’s status as Africa’s fastest man has many people believing Kenya’s push for Olympic gold medals isn’t entirely a long-distance objective. The Commonwealth Games 100-meter champion ...

The World Track and Field Championships concluded in September. The cradle of humanity is also the cradle of athletic greatness. Africa has given the world marathon champions from Kenya, sprinters ...

The Olympic debutant was awarded six free throws to Serbia’s 31 and was bounced from the Paris Games on Saturday. VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — The president of South Sudan’s basketball federation and ...

Joan Harrison, who won the women’s 100-meter backstroke at the 1952 Olympics for South Africa, has died on May 20 at age 89. Harrison, who went by her married name Joan Breetzke late in life, was born ...