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Belated reward for late replacement sevens ace Hougaard

Springbok Francois Hougaard was rewarded for the ultimate act of sportsmanship and team values, by giving away his Olympic Rugby Sevens bronze medal to an injured team mate, when the dual international star was handed an unexpected surprise on Thursday – his own bronze medal.

September 2, 20161Comment ByGary Lemke

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How Team SA fared on Sunday

South Africa had competitors in action in just two codes on Sunday (21 August), the final day of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Here is how they fared. ATHLETICS Men's marathon, Lusapho April ended 24th (2hr 15min 24sec), Sibusiso Nzima 97th in 2:25:33 and Lungile Gongqa failed to finish In a nutshell: The South African trio…

August 21, 20163Comments ByGary Lemke

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Team SA: The ‘awards’ review

As the curtain on the 2016 Rio Olympics comes down, GARY LEMKE gives his verdict on South Africa as they return with their best Olympics haul since isolation and equalling the 10 medals from Antwerp (1920) and Helsinki (1952).

August 21, 20164Comments ByGary Lemke

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Rio delivered, despite the hurdles

By Gary Lemke When IOC president Thomas Bach closes Rio 2016 on Sunday night he will stop short of calling it ‘the best Games ever’.

August 21, 20160Comments ByGary Lemke

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Team SA in action on Sunday

South Africa has competitors in action in just two codes on Sunday (21 August), the final day of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Here is a list of competitors, Rio times (SA times in brackets). ATHLETICS 9.30am (2.30pm): Men's marathon, Lusapho April, Sibusiso Nzima and Lungile Gongqa What to expect: Traditionally the Olympic marathon is not…

August 21, 20162Comments ByGary Lemke

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Semenya scorches to Team SA’s 10th medal of the Games

By Mark Etheridge Caster Semenya catapulted Team South Africa’s 2016 Olympic medal count into double figures on a hot Saturday evening in Rio as she ran to a predictable 800-metre win.

August 21, 201666Comments ByGary Lemke

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How Twitter reacted to Semenya GOLD

Here is a selection of how Twitter reacted to Caster Semenya's 800m gold medal in Rio.

August 21, 201628Comments ByGary Lemke

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How Team SA fared on Saturday

South Africa had competitors in action across three different codes on Saturday's penultimate day of Rio 2016. Caster Semenya won 800m gold to take the medals total to 10. ATHLETICS Women's 800m final: Caster Semenya won the race in 1min 55.28sec to take the gold medal. 'The race was a bit quick, but I was being patient and…

August 20, 20160Comments ByGary Lemke

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Emotional SA duo dig deep to end 11th, 23rd in Rio triathlon

By Mark Etheridge Triathletes Mari Rabie and Gill Sanders both bounced back from heartache and heartbreak respectively to do South Africa proud on the penultimate day of the Olympics here on Saturday with an 11th and 23rd place.

August 20, 201615Comments ByGary Lemke

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In action for Team SA on Saturday

South Africa has competitors in action across three different codes on Saturday (20 August). Here is a list of those in action and their times (SA times in brackets). GOLF 8.06 (1.06pm) and 8.22am (1.22pm), Women's individual competition, Ashleigh Simon and Paulo Reto What to expect: Reto started the day at four under par and Simon at eight…

August 20, 20160Comments ByGary Lemke