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Olympic Games and world 400m record holder, and two-time world champion, Wayde van Niekerk

A heartbroken Wayde Van Niekerk refuses to give up

South African 400m star Wayde van Niekerk’s face was etched with disappointment after he finished seventh with a time of 20.72 seconds in the men’s 200m semi-final at Stade de France on Wednesday night.

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Tough night out for South Africans on the track in Paris

Medal hopeful Prudence Sekgodiso struggled in the women’s 800m final while sprinter Benjamin Richardson pulled out of his 200m heat on Monday night in Paris.

SA women's Hockey player Kayla Swarts

Kayla Swarts reacts to Olympic debut alongside brother Wayde van Niekerk

South African women’s hockey star Kayla Swarts says she is still wrapping her head around making her maiden appearance at the Olympic Games.

SA sprinter Akani Simbine

Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Five South African stars to watch

Team South Africa will arrive at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games with a 149-strong team proudly representing Mzansi.

SA 100m record holder Akani Simbine and promising athletes Bradley Nkoana, Bayanda Walaza, and Benjamin Richardson recently led the team to victory at the World Relay Championships in the Bah

ASA to arrange more training camps for relay teams

Athletics South Africa (ASA) have announced plans for a pre-Olympic training camp in France for the men’s 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams, scheduled two weeks before the Paris Olympic Games.

Benjamin Richardson, winner of the Men Senior 200m final with Wayde van Niekerk during day 3 of the ASA Senior Track and Field, Combined Events and Relay Championships at Msunduzi Athletics S

Benjamin Richardson upsets his idol Wayde Van Niekerk to qualify for the Olympics

Multiple South African junior champion Benjamin Richardson stunned his hero Wayde Van Niekerk by winning his first 200m senior title at the Athletics South Africa Senior Track and Field Championships in Pietermaritzburg.

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