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File. Lara van Niekerk admitted that she exceeded her own expectations. Picture: @TeamSA2024

2024 olympic games

Team SA Swimmers celebrated upon arrival

By Mawande Mateza

Among those to land at OR Tambo International Airport were double gold medalist, Lara van Niekerk, Pieter Coetze- who bagged 3 medals at the Games,...

  • Champs-Elysees in Paris. Picture: Sheldon Morais/EWN

    Paris lauds chance to renew trust in Olympics as likely 2024 host

    City officials are keen to try to restore the Games’ credibility amid a growing graft scandal

    1792 days ago
  • The City of Los Angeles' penultimate presentation to International Olympic Committee members before the 13 September vote to choose the host city. Picture: @Olympics

    LA spells out low-cost, bold Olympic future in Games pitch

    Four other cities - Hamburg, Rome, Budapest and Boston - have withdrawn bids, scared off by the size and cost of the 2024 Games.

    1854 days ago
  • The 2016 Olympics a lifeline for recession strapped Brazil.Picture : Screen grab/CNN

    [WATCH] Paris makes bid for 2024 Olympic Games

    French President Emmanuel Macron leads the Paris delegation that is hoping to beat Los Angeles in the race to host the 2024 Olympic Games. CNN's Jim Bittermann reports.

    1855 days ago
  • FILE: IOC President Thomas Bach. Picture: AFP.

    Repeat Olympic bidders to pay less, says IOC's Bach

    Cities bidding for the Olympic Games for a second consecutive time should not have to start from scratch, IOC President Thomas Bach said.

    1983 days ago
  • FILE: Hungarian Parliament in the capital Budapest. Picture:Wikimedia Commons.

    ‘This ship has sailed’, Budapest Olympic bid chief tells radio

    Budapest was considered a long-shot candidate next to powerhouses Los Angeles and Paris.

    1994 days ago
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