by Sam | Mar 21, 2022 | Ambassadors
Ernst van Dyk A formidable wheelchair marathon racer, South Africa’s Ernst van Dyk has won the celebrated Boston Marathon a record nine times. His time of 1 hour 18.27 mins in 2004 became a long-standing world record. Ernst was born with congenital absence of both...
by Sam | Mar 21, 2022 | Ambassadors
Ryan Sandes Award-winning Professional Athlete Ryan Sandes, 35, is South Africa’s Hout Bay Hero. After participating in his first ever marathon in 2006, Sandes has gone from step to stride, gaining International acclaim as one of the world’s top trail runners, whose...
by Sam | Mar 21, 2022 | Ambassadors
John Robbie Born in Ireland, John Robbie attended school in Dublin and was captain of the rugby teams at both Trinity College Dublin and Christ’s College, Cambridge, where he studied. He represented Ireland and the British Lions in rugby union and was a reserve for...
by Sam | Mar 21, 2022 | Ambassadors
Lucas Radebe Regarded almost unanimously as the jewel in the Elland Road crown, Leeds United’s former captain and Bafana Bafana skipper Lucas Radebe is widely acknowledged to have been one of the game’s best ever defenders. Radebe was a member of the Bafana Bafana...
by Sam | Mar 21, 2022 | Ambassadors
Shaun Pollock Shaun Pollock is a bowling all-rounder who took over as captain of the South African international cricket team in the aftermath of the Hansie Cronje match-fixing scandal in 2000. He was captain of South Africa for three years during this difficult...
by Sam | Mar 21, 2022 | Ambassadors
Dan Nicholl Born in Belfast, brought up in Zimbabwe, but now resident in Johannesburg, Dan Nicholl is a prime time TV talk show host on the South African Supersport channel and a passionate supported of Laureus Sport for Good. A former sports anchor and rugby...