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'SA shows it can deliver'
As the All Africa Games draw to a close, the question many
people are asking is: 'Will South Africa be able to successfully
stage the Soccer World Cup if awarded the event in 2006'.
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South Africa win All Africa Games
South Africa won the All Africa Games which ended at the Johannesburg Stadium on Sunday night with a total of 69 gold medals, followed by Nigeria and Egypt. More than 5 000
participants from almost 50 African countries participated in the biggest sporting event ever hosted by South Africa.
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Games medal table
Johannesburg - All Africa Games medals table after Friday's competition
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Officials happy with no pay
Technical officials who threatened strike action over pay at
the All Africa Games track and field competition will remain out of pocket, but
happy, as they continue their service at the Johannesburg Stadium.
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Games chiefs say event going well despite snags
The chiefs of the All Africa
Games declared on Friday that early problems at the continent's premier sports event had been resolved and said the presence of top stars had boosted its prestige.
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Photographer in Games punch up
Tempers flared and a newspaper photographer was punched during
a Karate event at the All Africa Games at the Nasrec auditorium on Thursday morning.
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'Athletes risking health'
Many athletes are risking their health by taking legal but
potentially dangerous performance-enhancing substances, top
officials at the All Africa Games said Thursday.
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Officials threaten to strike
The third day of athletics at the Africa Games at Johannesburg Stadium came close to being disrupted by irate officials on Thursday night.
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First Africa record
Christo Blignaut, 26-year-old South African versatile athlete established the first African record of the 7th All Africa Games when the athletics competition was continued in almost ideal weather conditions in the Johannesburg Stadium on Wednesday night. It was one of the many highlights of the second day of the
Games which has attracted most of Africa's finest athletics talent.
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Shots fired near athletes' bus
Persons involved at the Africa Games will no longer use London Road, notorious for vehicle hijacking, near the athletes village at Alexandra, Johannesburg, after shots were heard on Tuesday-evening while a bus carrying players and officials was traveling on the road.
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Big bucks budget for Games
The budget for the Africa Games in which most of the countries have not yet participated amounts to approximately R150 million organisers disclosed on Wednesday.
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Speed, shocks and shootings
Leo Myles Mills of Ghana became
Africa's fastest man on Wednesday when he beat Frank Fredericks of
Namibia in the 100-metre dash at the seventh All Africa Games.
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Cyber support for SA team streams in
With the Seventh All Africa Games taking place in Johannesburg, the South African athletes are receiving support from a new angle - cyberspace!
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Fredericks floats into 100m semis
Namibia's Frank Fredericks qualified for the 100-metre semifinals on Tuesday as the All Africa games kicked into higher gear with the start of the athletics.
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Racial harmony marks hosting of games
Johannesburg - With a racial fault line
running through so many issues in South Africa, radio talk show host
Gaye Davis expected confrontations between white and black listeners
when she introduced the 7th All Africa Games as the topic on Monday.
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Organisers plead for better press
All Africa Games organisers on Monday apologised for
organisational mishaps over the past few days but pleaded for
better press coverage adding that many positive aspects were being
overlooked.
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Nigeria lead medal race
Multiple record holder Penny
Heyns won the 200-metre breaststroke in the 7th All Africa Games but
Nigeria on Monday led in the gold-medal race with 18.
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12 Games children still in hospital
Twelve children who fell ill with apparent food poisoning
before the All-Africa Games opening ceremony on Friday were still
in hospital for observation on Sunday, event organisers said.
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Transport bug continues to plague Games
Transportation problems continued to plague the All Africa Games during the build-up to the opening ceremony on Friday when the bulk of foreign delegates failed to arrive at Kyalami for an address by deputy president Jacob Zuma.
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