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FILE: Gold medallist South Africa’s Luvo Manyonga celebrates after the final of the men’s long jump athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on 5 August 2017. Picture: AFP.

Luvo manyonga

SA long jump star Luvo Manyonga breaks silence on his 4-year ban

By Palesa Manaleng

The apology comes after the Manyonga was handed a four-year ban in June for failing to make himself available for drug testing three times in a 12-month period...

  • Luvo Manyonga claimed silver at the Rio Olympic Games in Brazil. Picture: Twitter @SPORTandREC_RSA.

    South African long jumper Luvo Manyonga gets four-year ban

    The 30-year-old, the African record holder with a best of 8.65 metres, can appeal the ban at the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport.

    341 days ago
  • FILE: Gold medallist South Africa’s Luvo Manyonga celebrates after the final of the men’s long jump athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on 5 August 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Athletics SA hopeful Olympic Silver medalist Luvo Manyonga can clear his name

    Manyonga was issued with the notice of charge by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) and could face a two-year ban if found guilty.

    498 days ago
  • FILE: Luvo Manyonga claimed silver at the Rio Olympic Games in Brazil. Picture: Twitter @SPORTandREC_RSA.

    Athlete Manyonga faces court for breaking lockdown rules, public drinking

    The 29-year-old long jump medalist was allegedly caught at Thubelitsha Park and has been charged in terms of the Disaster Management Act.

    734 days ago
  • FILE: Gold medallist South Africa’s Luvo Manyonga celebrates after the final of the men’s long jump athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on 5 August 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Manyonga leads strong SA team at Rabat Diamond League

    It had emerged that Caster Semenya’s entry into the 800m event had been denied by the Moroccan Athletics Federation, but she was seeking clarity on this decision.

    1076 days ago
  • FILE: Gold medallist South Africa’s Luvo Manyonga celebrates after the final of the men’s long jump athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on 5 August 2017. Picture: AFP.

    [LISTEN] IAAF awards: South Africans urged to vote for Manyonga, Semenya

    Luvo Manyonga has been nominated for the IAAF male world athlete of the year, while Caster Semenya is up for another shot at the IAAF female world athlete of the year title.

    1295 days ago
  • FILE: South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya celebrates winning gold in the Women's 800m final at the Commonwealth Games in Australia on 13 April 2018. Picture: AFP

    Lead SA rallies behind Semenya & Manyonga for IAAF votes

    Caster Semenya and Luvo Manyonga have been nominated for the IAAF’s Athlete of the Year award and Lead SA is calling on all South African’s to cast their votes for the star athletes.

    1295 days ago
  • SA sprinters Akani Simbine and Simon Magakwe in actio in at the CAA African Senior Championships in Asaba, Nigeria on 2 August 2018. Picture: @iaaforg/Twitter

    SA off to flyer at the African Champs

    With the championships finally getting into full swing after travel and logistical chaos, the SA squad put all that behind them to earn double podium places in three events.

    1392 days ago
  • FILE: Gold medallist South Africa’s Luvo Manyonga celebrates after the final of the men’s long jump athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on 5 August 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Luvo Manyonga breaks Games record to win gold in long jump

    South African athlete Luvo Manyonga has broken the Commonwealth Games record in the men’s long jump event in a massive jump of 8.41m

    1505 days ago
  • FILE: South Africa's long jump star Luvo Manyonga. Picture: AFP

    Manyonga bags silver at World Indoor champs

    The highlight of the second day but the finest contest proved a magnificent men’s long jump, which saw the lead keep swapping before 19-year-old Cuban Juan Miguel Echevarria proved a surprise but deserved champion.

    1544 days ago
  • Long jump world champion Luvo Manyonga collects his SA Sports Award on 12 November 2017. Picture: @SPORTandREC_RSA/Twitter

    Manyonga, Semenya win big at SA Sports Awards

    Luvo Manyonga beat a drug addiction to win silver at last year’s Rio Olympic Games and gold at the IAAF World Championships in London in August.

    1654 days ago
  • South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk.. Picture: AFP.

    Zuma praises Team SA's performance at IAAF World Champs

    Team SA's outstanding performance has earned South Africa third place on the medals table.

    1745 days ago
  • Wayde van Niekerk in action at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London. Picture: AFP

    Sport Portfolio Committee congratulates team SA at IAAF Championships

    On Friday night, Caster Semenya will run in the women's 800 metre semifinals after winning a bronze medal in the 1,500 metres last week.

    1748 days ago
  • FILE: South African sprinter and world 400-metre champion, Wayde van Niekerk. Picture: Twitter/@WaydeDreamer.

    [LISTEN] SA athletes excel in face of heavy odds

    Wesley Botton says athletes have chosen to embrace what they were able to get from tertiary institutions and corporations.

    1749 days ago
  • FILE: Gold medallist South Africa’s Luvo Manyonga celebrates after the final of the men’s long jump athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on 5 August 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Tears of joy for Manyonga as he claims the first gold for Team SA in London

    His gold medal rounded off a memorable long jump final for the South African men in London.

    1754 days ago
  • Luvo Manyonga. Picture: @Diamond_League

    SA’s Manyonga jumps into Diamond League record books

    Luvo Manyonga has set a new Diamond League record after he took a massive leap of 8.61m.

    1838 days ago
  • Anaso Jobodwana. Picture: IAAF.

    Anaso Jobodwana plays down excitement about national championships

    Jobodwana will be taking part in his first championships since 2015 after missing out on last year’s event.

    1861 days ago
  • FILE: South Africa's Luvo Manyonga poses at the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro after having won silver at the 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    Luvo Manyonga isn't giving up on his dream for gold

    He shocked the world recently in Rio de Janeiro, finishing second in the men’s long jump.

    2101 days ago
  • South Africa's Luvo Manyonga poses at the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro after having won silver at the 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN

    [WATCH] #Rio2016: Turning things around - From drug addict to Olympic silver

    SA long jumper Luvo Manyonga has managed to turn his life around from being a former drug addict to winning an Olympic silver medal in Rio de Janeiro. He chats to EWN's Jean Smyth about where he comes from and where he's going.

    2110 days ago
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