The para powerlifting athletes can only be ranked and classified at international competitions. The ranking is to generate slots for World and Paralympic Games.

Talking on the moment the structure fell, team manager Wiseman Kwenza Dlamini said he thought it was thunder until people started running outside.

AmaWheelaGirls will be representing Africa at the World Championships taking place in Bangkok, Thailand between 3 and 9 October.

The exhibition has been curated with a selection of artworks from Art Bank of South Africa Contemporary Art Collection featuring works by various artists at the University of Pretoria's Javett Art Centre.

A distinctive aspect of the Down Syndrome International Gymnastics Championships is its emphasis on inclusion and empowerment through championing the physical excellence of individuals with Down Syndrome.

Gymnasts from six different countries will participate in the 2023 Down Syndrome International Gymnastics (DSIGO) World Championships, which will take place at the Matsport Centre in Eldoraigne, Tshwane on 23 and 24 September.

The African region recognised Dr Mathews Phosa for his many years of service to the movement and for hosting the Leadership Conference for 17 years in South Africa.

'I'm travelling to Uganda, Egypt and then Algeria next week to compete. All these tournaments form part of the qualification period of the Olympics,' said Johanita Scholtz on her road to qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

In 2021 the Steyn de Lange won the Junior World Championships Bronze medal in the at 92kg category. Which made him the second South African wrestler to ever win a medal at the Junior Wrestling Championships. Pieter-Hendrik van der Schyf won a bronze medal in 2006.

Talking to Eyewitness News festival director Pilani Bubu said the festival was an event for the whole family to encourage families to step out of the home in a safe environment to be a part of a community, especially in a post-pandemic world.

South Africa’s women’s team brought home the silver medal after going down in the final to Algeria 67- 27. The men's team finished fifth at the inaugural African Para Games in Accra, Ghana.

This means that Nita Scholtz’s world ranking has risen to 90 and she is the highest-ranked African.

Chris Visser won a bronze medal in the K1 and struck gold in the K2 with his partner, Colin Simpkins, the secretary-general of Canoeing South Africa.

The win means Alwande Sikhosana has earned a direct qualification slot for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Eyewitness News spoke to Rachel Wayne and Tinyiko Shiburi about the camp, which was held in partnership with the Olympic and Paralympic Movements, FC Bayern Munich, and Allianz Arena.

The wheelchair tennis ace and her Japanese partner, Yui Kamiji, snatched the title after a walkover when one of their doubles final opponents couldn't play due to illness.

The inaugural Africa Para Games in Accra, Ghana will see an all-South African final showdown on Sunday as wheelchair tennis stars Alwande Sikhosana and Leon Els battle it out for the crown.

South African wheelchair tennis stars Kgothatso Montjane and Donald Ramphadi both went down in their singles matches at the US Open but made great comebacks in their respective doubles matches on Friday.