athletics

A new mobile phone application is making it easier for South African athletes to differentiate between banned and unbanned substances in sport.
• Drive to stamp out doping in SA sport

Caroline Rowland, a Rhodes University journalism graduate, has helped the South Korean city of Pyeongchang win the bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, with her evocative visuals of the alpine resort.
• Olympic community gathers in South Africa

The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport has launched a major campaign to raise awareness about illegal performance-enhancing substances and curb doping among local athletes.
• Lean times for drug traffickers

President Jacob Zuma bestowed national orders, the country's highest civilian honour, on 33 South Africans and four foreigners on Wednesday for outstanding achievements and contributions to freedom and development in South Africa.

Kenyans dominated the 2011 Virgin London Marathon on 17 April, winning both the men’s and women’s races.
• Legacy of 2010 shines in Kenya

Team South Africa finished fifth in the overall medals standings at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, capturing 33 medals in total, including 12 golds, with the country's swimmers leading the way.

Zimbabwe's Stephen Muzhingi won the Comrades Marathon for the second time running as a huge field contested the 85th edition of South Africa's famous ultra-marathon on Sunday. Victory in the women's race went to Elena Nurgalieva for a fifth time.

Khotso Mokoena ended Team South Africa's Olympic medals drought on Monday, winning silver in impressive style in the men's long jump with a leap of 8.24 metres.

Oscar Pistorius' dream is alive again after the Court for Arbitration in Sport ruled that his prosthetics do not give him any advantage over able-bodied runners, thus paving the way for him to compete in the Olympics.

Four years after a shock silver at the 2001 IAAF World Championships, South Africa's 4x100m team have been awarded the victory. A doping offence has disqualified the American team, promoting the South Africans to gold-winners.