Guest: Jordy Smith Surfer ( currently holds the 9th rank on the elite WSL (World Surf League) Men’s Championship Tour.)

Spotlight interview: Surfer Ready to Take the Next Step in His Career at the 2024 Olympics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health, Fitness and Wellness: Sailing therapy:  uses sailing to facilitate mental and physical healing and to promote general well-being and quality of life.

GUEST: Greg Bertish – Humanitarian, Sailor and founder of The Little Optimist Sailing Academy

Sailing therapy is a unique psychotherapy method, which is based on being at sea, sailing with different boats (sailing boats, kayaking, motorboats, yachts etc..), and connecting the contents and therapy materials to the internal world of the patient.

 

​Sailing helps to improve motor skills and coordination, self-confidence, independence, identity formation, focus, and pride through accomplishment. We use sailing to show that the benefits of this therapeutic and recreational rehabilitative activity, can offer all of the above as well as the experience of adventure, mobility, and freedom.

 

Guest: Isabella Kruger – Tennis Player SA’s no1

Guest: Hanmaré McAslin – Tennis Player SA’s 3rd

Health, Fitness and Wellness: A beginners guide to exercising

 

spotlight on women in sport: Defending champ Joanna van de Winkel aiming for another Durban double

Guest: Joanna van de Winkel – Cyclist Joanna van de Winkel will be aiming for a repeat double when she tackles two events at the aQuellé Tour weekend – but she is still not yet sure which two races she will take part in Durban on 20 and 21 April, 2024

Guest: Michaela Spocter – High Jump Athlete

Sportlight Weekend Warrior: Soaring to Victory - High Jumper Sets New Record

The South African High School Nationals Track and Field Championship took place this past week saw Michaela Spocter, a Grade 10 learner from Curro Meridian Pinehurst in Durbanville, Cape Town, clinching gold in the Under 17 high jump category at reaching a height of 1.75 meters.

Having shattered the existing record with a breathtaking leap of 1.73 meters at the Western Cape High School Championship, this is not just a personal victory for Michaela, but sets her reputation as a force to be reckoned with in the world of athletics.

With breakdancing making its debut as an official Olympic sport at this year's summer Olympics, Courtnaé Paul, a 32-year-old breaker from Durban, is fighting for a spot in the global competition, and she will do whatever it takes to put her country and continent on the map.

Paul's journey into the world of dance began unexpectedly at the age of 11 during a church concert. Despite her initial focus on gymnastics and kickboxing, Paul discovered her talent for dance and soon joined the church's dance team.

"I realised I had a little bit of rhythm, you know, and then taking my gymnastic background, I would do these little tricks that are included in my dances without realising this would be the early making for becoming a B-Girl," she told News24.

For her, the opportunity to shine on the Olympic stage is not just about personal achievement but also about elevating Africa.

"[We] might not have as much access or whatever as the rest of the world, but we can still give them a run for their money. I think it's cool, man.

"It's opened doors, and I can see how the work that we're doing now kind of just opens further doors for the next generation to make sustainable careers off of this. That's a very important thing for me," she said.

 Guest on the line: Courtnaé Paul – Breakdancer

 

Nicole Van Aswegen has her heart set on Europe to represent South Africa at the first-ever FIM Women’s Motorcycling World Championship. The championship will take place at six European tracks, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal, Hungary, and Spain. Her racing number is #21!

Nicole has had an incredible career to date. She has a full-time job, so she spends her weekends training and racing wherever she can. She started competing in the sport in 2005. She has made waves in the South African Motorcycle industry as the first female motorcycle racer to ever compete in the 600cc South African National Championship in 2009.

Continuing to make history in 2015, Nicole became the first lady to ever podium in a National SuperSport race.
In 2023, she was appointed as the BMW South Africa Brand Ambassador and Motorsport South Africa Brand Ambassador and finished 4th overall in the Superbike 1000 class.

The challenges she has faced and overcome have paved the path for many young women who aspire to compete in the very male-dominated arena that is motorsport.

Nicole is ready to take on the challenges of the 2024 sporting season and this year is a major one for women’s motorsport. The inaugural FIM Women’s Motorcycling World Championship will see a major international super bike competition bring the world’s best together.

St Benedict’s ranked the top rowing school in SA for 30th consecutive year.

St Benedict’s College remains unbeaten, holding onto the coveted title of South Africa’s School Rowing Champions, for the 30th consecutive year. Despite fierce competition at the annual schools’ regatta, the Johannesburg boys’ school placed first in the lion’s share of the events, out rowing teams from the best of South Africa’s rowing schools.

The annual three-day regatta was held at Roodeplaat Dam with crews of rowers from 13 boys’ schools taking part. The event was alive with energy and the thrill of watching the teams give everything of themselves to finish first. All 751 boys who participated were striving for the top spot, eager to dethrone the champions. However, the remarkable dedication and countless hours of training, both on and off the water, solidified St Benedict’s victory and the fight to hold onto this coveted title unified the Bennies boys. For some of these boys, this was their last SA Champs so it was quite an emotional moment to bring to an end to their school rowing career.

Guest on the line: Henri-Basil Hearne, Time Square Spokesperson

Learning about Porker

• Tell us about the SunBet Poker Tour – what is it about / sport of poker

• Unpack the divisions, the buy-ins, the prizes
• Also speak about Race to the Sun
• How long SunBet has been involved?

• The Time Square has just finished – how did it go? (end tomorrow but by your show, will have)
• Where is the tour going next?
• How does one enter?