We take a look back at sporting highlights in the various sporting codes throughout the year with a few action photos that highlighted a collection of our best sports photographs of 2020.
Alberton resident Virginia Mabaso has now joined an elite sports group who are the recipients of the Woman of the Year award at the Gsport awards. Photo: Supplied.
Sport has been largely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and after the government announced the level one lockdown, quite a number of sporting events still had to be cancelled in the latter part of the year.
Luckily, there were quite a few highlights in the beginning of the year, which included the Vodacom Super Hero rugby competition between four rugby franchises, canoe, the Dusi marathon, boxing, and cricket to name but a few.
We take a look back at sporting highlights in the various sporting codes throughout the year with a few action photos that highlighted a collection of our best sports photographs of 2020.
One of the successful paddlers from Johannesburg canoe club, Alex Masina. Masina grew up near Wemmer Pan and has now moved on to attend boarding school in Pietermaritzburg where he continued to race among the best paddlers found in South Africa on the Dusi River. Photo: Supplied.
KG Montjane is a successful wheelchair tennis player who is placed in the top 10 of the ITF ranking. Her highest rank was five in the world in 2005. She was named South Africa's disabled sportswoman of the year three times, in 2005, 2011 and 2015. Photo: Annette van Schalkwyk.
The FHI international hockey series, which took place at Wits, was also cancelled this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Annette van Schalkwyk.
In July 2020, South Africa celebrated the historic 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup that was hosted by the country. Photo: Annette van Schalkwyk.