1. Portia Takes Podium in African Champs

Portia Vries of Western Province scored a bronze medal on the first day of the African Weightlifting Championships in the Strand, when she totalled 153kg for third place, competing in the 48kg division, also winning bronze with a fine effort of 90kg in the clean and jerk.

Tuesday, 13 May 2008 | 1204 hits

2. Record Lift for Little Master

South Africa’s Dr. Miriam Sinclair has returned home from the Czech Republic having placed second overall to win the silver medal in the World Masters Powerlifting Championships (40-49 yrs) in the under-52kg bodyweight class.

Friday, 19 October 2007 | 1679 hits

3. Second Win for Powerlifting Champ

Hard work has once again paid off for Powerlifting Gold Medalist Christine Mhlongo of Daveyton, who won her second Mayarol Achievers Award this weekend.

Monday, 21 May 2007 | 1267 hits

4. Dynamite In A Small Package

Phumla Magidigidi doesn’t look like she could hurt a fly. At around 1,5m small she is so soft-spoken that it’s a complete surprise to learn that she recently won the title of South African Novice 2006 in bodybuilding.

Wednesday, 10 January 2007 | 933 hits

5. IOL Lauds Babalwa

It’s so good to encounter positive news about our female sports stars in mainline media, and today’s article on weightlifter Babalwa Ndleleni-Ramahlape, published on Independent Online and originally printed in the Cape Argus, is one...

Thursday, 14 September 2006 | 915 hits