Russia amps up security ahead of Sochi Games
Russia has launched the largest security operation in Olympic history with one month to go before Vladimir Putin kicks off the Winter Games in Sochi.
Olympic Games
Jesse Owens’s medal from 1936 Olympic Games to be sold
Black athletics icon Jesse Owens won four Olympic golds under the fierce glare of Adolf Hitler. Now one of the medals is being auctioned off online.
Abe pledges to earn world’s trust after Tokyo wins Olympic bid
Tokyo has won the right to organise the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza despite concerns over the leaking Fukushima nuclear plant.
Paralympics: SA medals rolling in
Oscar Pistorius and his roommate, Arnu Fourie, set new world records in the men’s 200 metres T43/44 heats at the London Paralympics.
Brazil faces Olympic hurdles
Many Brazilians watched the closing ceremony of the London Olympics with trepidation.
Some medals cheaper than others
Not all Olympic medals were created equal. Or at least, some Olympic medallists are cheaper than others.
Van der Burgh’s gold rush in slow motion
Cameron van der Burgh gives the Mail & Guardian’s Charles Leonard a stroke-by-stroke account of his record-breaking race at the Olympics.
Dream date: Le Clos leaves matric girl breathless
A Johannesburg matric pupil who asked Olympic gold medallist Chad le Clos to be her matric dance date was completely flabbergasted when he agreed.
Team SA get a royal welcome home
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula were at OR Tambo International Airport to give SA’s athletes a grand welcome home.
NZ shot putter feels cheated out of Olympic glory
Valerie Adams said she was delighted to win gold after her rival was disqualified but felt cheated by not receiving the medal in front of a crowd.
Hydration myth exposed
Anyone who has visited the Olympic Park will not have missed the ubiquitous branding of two of its sponsors, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola.
Caster and Oscar: Heroes to the end
Our most famous athletes are far from perfect, yet transcend the labels thrown at them to represent something more meaningful, says Verashni Pillay.
Caster’s silver lining makes ANCYL ‘delirious’
The ANC Youth League has pronounced itself "delirious with happiness" over Caster Semenya’s second place finish in the women’s Olympics 800m final.
Sports funding: Government must ‘walk the talk’
Compared to the funding countries such as Britain received, South Africa’s spending was hardly impressive, The Saturday Star has reported.
Olympics: SA relay team’s disappointing run
South Africa’s 4×400 metres relay team were outclassed in the final at the London Olympic Games on Friday night.
Medal tally: Size matters
The Guardian commissioned a team of statisticians to recalculate olympic results in terms of GDP size, team size and money spent on athletes.
Ogling is an Olympic sport
An objectification amnesty has been declared for the duration of the Olympic Games – a smorgasbord of physical perfection, whatever your taste.
Salute the crying Olympic Games
The London Olympic Games have squeezed out every drop of emotion from the athletes, coaches and viewers, writes Luke Alfred.
SA’s Nhlapo out of Olympic BMX quarterfinals
South Africa’s Sifiso Nhlapo has failed to make it through to the quarterfinals of the BMX racing event at the London Olympic Games.
SA men to run Olympics 4x400m relay final
South Africa’s men’s 4x400m relay team will run in the London Olympics final after a successful appeal for reinstatement following a dramatic crash.
Olympics medal count excludes sex
Protecting athletes’ sexual health at the Olympics requires many years of planning. There are pool tables to distract them, for example.
Viljoen hoping to reach 70m javelin mark
South Africa’s javelin queen Sunette Viljoen believes she is ready to unleash a 70-metre throw at the London Olympics.
Sascoc: No official complaint over Cameron van der Burgh
Sascoc says it has not been told of any "untoward" behaviour by the swimmers on South Africa’s Olympic team at the London Games.
SA’s athletes remain on top form
All the South Africans who competed in the early sessions of their respective Olympic events on Tuesday, have enjoyed success.
Usain Bolt gets ready to strike again
Usain Bolt will attempt to defend the 200m title he won in Beijing four years ago in the same way he has already repeated in the 100m in London.
‘Poetic justice’ for bottle thrower at Olympics
With 80 000 sets of eyes locked on the world’s best sprinters, one ticket holder decided to add to the drama and lob a bottle at Usain Bolt.
Algerian athlete thrown out of Olympics
Algerian 1 500m medal contender Taoufik Makhloufi has been tossed out of the Olympics after not trying to complete his 800m heat.
Usain Bolt’s gift to Jamaica
Usain Bolt’s victory in the Olympic 100m has given Jamaica the perfect Independence Day present and underlined his status as the fastest man on Earth.
Bolt breaks own Olympic record in 100m dash
Jamaican Usain Bolt won the Olympic men’s 100 metres gold medal in a time of 9.63 seconds.
‘Blade Runner’ Pistorius misses out on 400m final
History-making Oscar Pistorius missed out on the Olympic 400m final when he finished last in his semifinal.
SA hockey men lose to Pakistan
Pakistan scored twice in the last six minutes to deny South Africa their first victory of the London Olympics in their Group A men’s hockey clash.
Mokoena sets hopes on Rio Olympics
Long jumper Khotso Mokoena believes he can bag an elusive Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
