Team South Africa made a powerful splash at the FISU World University Games as Pieter Coetze delivered a historic performance in the men’s 100m backstroke, earning Africa’s first medal of the competition. The 21-year-old Olympian rewrote the record books on Saturday night, smashing a long-standing FISU Games record in the semifinal with a time of 52.18, bettering […]

Vibrant African university delegations light up the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games opening ceremony with cultural displays. Student-athletes from 22 African countries participated in the grand procession, waving their national flags and wearing their official university attire. Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia led the charge with strong delegations, with high hopes of delivering medals for Africa.[…]