Olympic Games Paris 2024
All eyes are on the Olympic Games in Paris. South Africa’s top athletes are set to shine across a variety of sports. Follow and bookmark this page for all your Olympic news and insights from our Maverick Sports team.
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Olympic medallist Fred Kerley’s defection to ‘doping’ Enhanced Games another blow to clean sport
In the past two weeks the Enhanced Games, an organisation where doping and dopers will be welcome and encouraged, has recruited two high profile athletes.
How South Africa fell into the dull political loop of becoming boring
The death of meaningful political advancement means that South Africa has become stuck in a rut of its own carving. Is there a way forward?
Breaking waves and barriers: Kira Bester’s rise as a surfskiing trailblazer
She has paddled her way to global stardom and now has the Olympic Games in her sights.
Olympic Nugget of the Day
…years and 258 days. Oscar Swahn’s age when he won a gold medal, as part of the Running Deer shooting team
at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. Making him the oldest ever Olympic gold medalist.
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