The wheelchair bodybuilder had needed assistance to get to Gauteng to live out his dream of making a mark in the body building World Cup and thanks to various individuals and organisiations, the single father of three made it onto the big stage.
Tirop had represented Kenya at the Tokyo Olympics in the 5,000m - finishing fourth and narrowly missing out on an Olympic medal despite running a season best time of 14:39.62.
The Paralympian, wheelchair racing and para-cycling champion took part in the Boston Marathon on Monday, where he came in third.
The Olympian is currently taking part in the FINA Swimming World Cup, which is composed of a series of several meets and is generally considered one of the top ranked competitions in swimming.
The Africa Zone’s qualification tournament for the Birmingham took place in Johannesburg on Saturday with Gambia, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa competing for a spot at the Commonwealth Games 3×3 wheelchair basketball competition.
Macethandile 'Max' Kulati is a powerlifting champion and is now trying to make his mark as a bodybuilder, saying all he needed was a chance to prove himself.
Eyewitness News caught up with one of the upcoming Gymnastics SA athletes, the talented Kamogelo Mokeke, who competed at the Gymnastics SA National Championships alongside able-bodied gymnasts.
Former President Jacob Zuma said hearing people wouldn't be voting at the upcoming elections touched his heart.
In June, Msomi joined the American sports agency - Roc Nation Sports - as the third national team captain in South Africa after Siya Kolisi (rugby) and Temba Bavuma (cricket).
Durban schoolgirl Saskia Hockly opened SA's medal tally with a bronze medal.
Zion Clark's second attempt at the Guinness World Record title is the official time to beat – 4.8 seconds – his first attempt was even faster.
Kgothatso "KG" Montjane became the SA Spring Open champion for the second time after dominating Dutch former world number 1 Jiske Griffioen in the women's final on Saturday.
The organiser of the Miss, Mr & Mrs Deaf South Africa pageant said the competition aimed to empower the deaf community and to build a bridge between the deaf and hearing people.
The tournament's top two teams, Tunisia and Cameroon, qualify for the 2022 International Volleyball Federation-Volleyball Men's World Championship as the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) representatives.
Algeria's Fethi Nourine said his political support for the Palestinian cause made it impossible for him to compete against Tohar Butbul.
Toni Mould was one of the 34 athletes chosen to represent South Africa at the recent Tokyo Paralympics and she was one of the three para-cyclists and the only female cyclist to represent South Africa at the Games.
World 10,000m bronze medallist Tirop took 28 seconds off the long-standing 10km world record, Sheila Chepkirui finished second in 30.17 and Nancy Jelagat was third in 30:50.
The 24-year-old Dutchwoman joined Stefanie Graf as a tennis player to complete the Golden Slam or winning all four majors and the gold medal in the same year, with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over No. 2 seed and longtime rival Yui Kamiji inside Louis Armstrong Stadium.
