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

South Africa will bid to host the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in either 2036 or 2040, the country's government has unveiled. This comes as the latest effort to bring arguably sport's most iconic ...

One of just five South African athletes to compete at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, cross-country skier Matthew Smith's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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] ...

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 ...

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 ...