South Africa's medal chances at the 2028 Olympics just got a whole lot brighter after it was revealed cricket was one of the new sports to be included in the global event.
South African middle-distance runner Adriaan Wildschutt recently shattered records in both the 10 000m and 5000m events in just three months.
Africa's National Olympic Committees have followed their Asian counterparts in giving the green light on Saturday for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) president Barry Hendricks confirmed they have signed an R66-million sponsorship deal with a top company for the Operation Excellence Programme (Opex).