Fourteen athletes from eight African nations are set to compete at the Winter Olympics, marking a significant increase from ...

While the African continent is well represented at the Summer Olympics, it is a different story at the Winter Games. In Paris in 2024, African athletes won a total of 39 medals, including 13 gold ...

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 ...

South Africa snatched the last African place for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games with a 6-5 penalty shootout victory over Ghana in Cairo Friday after a breathtaking third place play-off. The South ...

Three years after being forced to undergo gender tests, South Africa's 21-year-old Caster Semenya finally ran her first Olympic event Wednesday morning, finishing her 800-meter heat in 2 minutes, 71 ...

Samuel Gathimba winner 20KM Race Walk dance to the tune of victory during the World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025 at The Ulinzi Sports Complex on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. [Jonah Onyango,Standard] ...

IOC president Jacques Rogge says Africa needs to show it wants the Olympics, and a candidate must come forward soon if the continent is to host the 2020 Games. Rogge said Wednesday that Africa's ...

MILAN (AP) — Olympic officials from Africa took their concerns about a visa program for entering the United States to leaders of the 2028 Los Angeles Games on Tuesday. International Olympic Committee ...