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Caster Semenya pays tribute to Gerda Steyn, backs Prudence Sekgodiso to win World Championship gold
Caster Semenya, now focussing on coaching, has sung the praises of Gerda Steyn after another Two Oceans Marathon victory, and Prudence Sekgodiso’s World Indoor Championship title.
Caster Semenya vows to continue fight against World Athletics on female eligibility rules
Caster Semenya continues her fight against World Athletics' discriminatory female eligibility rules, aiming to empower young African athletes and challenge unfair policies.
Slow but steady, Caster Semenya cruises to 14th spot in SPAR Women's race
Caster Semenya makes her mark in road racing with a commendable 14th place finish in the 2025 SPAR Grand Prix.
After indoor success, Prudence Sekgodiso sets sights on breaking Semenya's record
Prudence Sekgodiso aims at a strong season after making history by winning the women's 800m metre indoor gold medal in Nanjing on Sunday.
Semenya to take on Boxer in Tshwane run
Olympic champion turned coach Caster Semenya faces an unusual challenge as she prepares to compete against her own athletes, including national marathon record holder Glenrose Xaba, in the Boxer Super Run at TUKS. The 5km race promises an intriguing mentor-versus-protégé showdown at Semenya's spiritual home ground.
Xaba shatters SA Marathon record in emotional Cape Town debut
And this year when she began doing the marathon training, Violet and her partner the revered Olympian Caster Semenya knew that Xaba had it in her to do something special in Cape Town after they’d agreed on the contract with the race organisers.
All women are in danger: The transwomen witch trials are here and being cisgender won’t save you
OPINION: Once they have eliminated safe places for these trans individuals, cut off their access to healthcare and ostracised them into the shadows, who do you think they will turn to next? asks Xolile Mtembu.
5 of the most iconic moments at the Olympic Games Paris 2024
The Olympic Games Paris 2024 started on July 26 and these are our top five iconic moments.
Caster Semenya slams IOC’s inconsistency in gender controversy at Paris Olympics
Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting, like Caster Semenya, according to reports are athletes classified as having differences in sex development (DSD).
Team SA’s Prudence Sekgodiso holds head high, looks to the future, after Paris Olympics
Jostling for position and trying to stick with the top runners during the middle stages of the race ultimately cost Team SA’s Prudence Sekgodiso the chance to put in a final kick at the end of the women’s 800m at the Paris Olympics.
Olympic: Controversy as convicted rapist competes while black female athletes were banned years ago
The controversy highlights a convicted rapist competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics while Black female athletes faced bans under strict regulations in previous years, raising questions about fairness and racial bias in sports.
Team SA: Following in Caster Semenya’s strides? History beckons for Prudence Sekgodiso at Paris Olympics
The stage will be set on Monday evening, for Team SA’s Prudence Sekgodiso to spring a surprise in the final of the women’s 800m.
Team SA at Paris Olympics: What time Prudence Sekgodiso, Wayde van Niekerk and the rest will be in action
Wayde van Niekerk making a welcome return and Prudence Sekgodiso aiming to follow in the footsteps of Caster Semenya in the women’s 800m.
Beyond the Games: Sport is shaping a stronger society
This was especially highlighted during the entrance processions of the competing nations, where many teams were venerated for eloquently displaying their abundant cultures and heritage, especially through their outfits.
No, there is no ‘woke agenda’ at the Paris Olympics, just trolls and bigots wanting a say
From the outrage over the Last Supper parody to the gender storm that’s been trending for the last two days, the Paris Olympics have had one crazy week.
Sekgodiso cruises into 800m semis to keep SA medal hopes alive
PRUDENCE Sekgodiso powered through the women’s 800m heats at the Paris Olympics yesterday to secure her place in tomorrow’s semi-finals.
SA’s most decorated Olympian Tatjana Smith calls time on storied career after Paris Games
Tatjana Smith moved level with Chad le Clos for most medals won as an SA Olympian, but trumps the veteran men’s swimmer in terms of weight of medals.
Ryan Mphahlele, Tshepo Tshite up first for Team SA as athletics gets underway on Friday
Ryan Mphahlele and Tshepo Tshite will be the first South Africans in action as the athletics programme for the 2024 Paris Olympics gets underway on Friday.
Team SA at Paris Olympics: Golfers tee off as Tatjana Smith, swimmers prepare for big night
Tatjana Smith can become Team South Africa’s most decorated Olympian of all time if she can bag another gold in the 200m breaststroke on Thursday night.
Tatjana Smith gunning for history at Olympics in women’s 200m breaststroke
South African Tatjana Smith will be chasing a unique piece of history in the women’s 200m breaststroke at the Paris Olympics.
Rising SA 800m women’s star Prudence Sekgodiso over the moon after storming run
The 22-year-old Prudence Sekgodiso powered to victory in a personal best of 1:57. 26 at the Diamond League meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco on Sunday.
Prudence Sekgodiso looks ready to take 800m baton from Caster Semenya
Prudence Sekgodiso produced the fastest time in the world in the women’s 800m this year when she clocked a personal best at a Diamond League meet in Marrakesh.
This is about me being an advocate for what is right, says Semenya
Caster Semenya said yesterday’s hearing at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) into whether the double Olympic champion can be required to lower her testosterone levels to compete was an “important day“ as her costly legal marathon entered its last lap.
Call for support for Olympic Athlete Caster Semenya as 10-year legal battle resumes
Semenya is appearing before 17 judges as the Swiss government seeks to appeal a July 2023 judgment which ruled in favour of the athlete at the European Court of Human Rights.
Caster Semenya faces ‘important day’ at European rights court
Caster Semenya says Wednesday's hearing at the European Court of Human Rights is an ‘important day’ as her costly legal marathon entered its last lap.