Team South Africa’s victorious 2018 Commonwealth Games athletes were honoured at a Champions Parade in Pretoria on Monday.
2018 Commonwealth Games
Team South Africa wrapped up their Commonwealth Games campaign by finishing sixth on the overall table, with 13 gold, 11 silver and 13 bronze medals. GARY LEMKE gives his verdict as the curtain came down on the Gold Coast.
And so it came to an end… 11 days of frenetic Commonwealth Games sporting action that saw Team South Africa finally end sixth on the medals table and an improvement from Glasgow, Scotland four years ago, writes MARK ETHERIDGE on the Gold Coast, Australia.
Akani Simbine and Henricho Bruintjies added silver medals to their Commonwealth Games sprint collection as South Africa took silver in the 4x100-metre relay on Saturday, writes MARK ETHERIDGE on the Gold Coast, Australia.
Team South Africa started the penultimate day of activities with 35 medals in the bag. Here’s how they fared on Saturday, 14 April.
South Africa’s Caster Semenya dedicated her 800-metre gold at the Commonwealth Games to the rural youth of Africa on Friday, writes MARK ETHERIDGE on the Gold Coast, Australia.
It may have been Friday the 13th but there was nothing unlucky for South African wrestling at the Commonwealth Games, writes MARK ETHERIDGE in Gold Coast, Australia.
Team South Africa are in action across seven sporting codes on Saturday, 14 April. (All times SA times. Local Gold Coast time in brackets, * TBD = To be determined)
Long after the players had left the rink and the workforce were getting ready to start packing up on the final day of the bowls competition at Broadbeach, people were still talking about the Women’s Pairs final, writes GARY LEMKE on Australia’s Gold Coast.
Team South Africa started the day with 32 medals in the bag and three days of competition left at the 2018 Games. Here's what happened on, hopefully a lucky rather than unlucky, Friday, 13 April.