All eyes on Olympic opening ceremony

All eyes on Olympic opening ceremony

Pretoria – All eyes will be on the grand symbolic opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games later this evening. The worldwide broadcast of the Olympic opening ceremony event already named “Isle of Wonder” will start at 9pm. The ceremony will provide an...
Semenya to carry SA flag at Olympics

Semenya to carry SA flag at Olympics

Pretoria – Former world track champion Caster Semenya was chosen as Team South Africa’s official flag bearer at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Semenya, 21, will lead the pride of South African sport at the opening ceremony in London on 27 July. The...
Sascoc targets 12 medals at Olympics

Sascoc targets 12 medals at Olympics

Pretoria – The President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc), Gideon Sam, has set a target of 12 medals for Team SA at the upcoming 2012 London Olympic Games. In 1996 in Atlanta, Team SA scooped five medals, followed by...

Team SA named for London Paralympics 2012

Pretoria – South Africa’s Olympic governing body SASCOC on Wednesday announced a star-studded team which will travel to the 2012 London Paralympic Games later this year. The team is only slightly down on the 66 athletes that travelled to the 2008 Beijing...