Team SA won 20 medals at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago, with the closing ceremony being held tonight. Here’s a list of the top performers.
ATHLETICS
Anli Engelbrecht (women’s javelin, final): 3rd BRONZE
Alicia Khunou (women’s shot put, final): 1st GOLD Commonwealth Games Youth record
Alicia Khunou (women’s discus, final): 1st GOLD
Willem Jansen (Men’s discus, final): 1st GOLD
Hencu Lamberts (men’s discus, final): 2nd SILVER
Hencu Lamberts (men’s shot put, final): 1st GOLD Commonwealth Games Youth record
Temoso Masikane (men’s long jump, final): 2nd SILVER
Daniel Molobela (men’s discus, F42-44, F61-64, final: 1st GOLD
CYCLING
Miles Liebenberg (men’s individual time trial): GOLD
Ethan Kulsen (men’s 10km scratch race, final): 2nd SILVER
NETBALL
Fast5 Group A: South Africa beat England 40-30
South Africa beat Botswana 58-3
South Africa beat St Vincent and the Grenadines 72-8
Semi-final: South Africa beat Scotland 51-20
Final: South Africa 29 Australia 39 SILVER
RUGBY SEVENS
Men’s Group A: South Africa beat Jamaica 63-0
South Africa beat Trinidad & Tobago 59-0
South Africa beat Canada 38-0
South Africa lost to Scotland 19-17
South Africa lost to Fiji 17-10
Playoff: South Africa beat Canada 52-0 BRONZE
SWIMMING
Simone Moll (women’s 50m breaststroke, final): 2nd SILVER
Jessica Thompson (women’s 50m butterfly, final): 1st GOLD
Jessica Thompson (women’s 100m backstroke, heats): 2nd
Jarden Eaton (men’s 100 butterfly, final): 3rd BRONZE
Jarden Eaton (men’s 200m butterfly, final): 3rd BRONZE
Kian Keylock (men’s 100m breaststroke, final): 3rd BRONZE
Kian Keylock (men’s 200m IM, final): 2nd SILVER
MEDALS TALLY (20)
Gold (7)
2 Alicia Khunou (athletics)
1 Willem Jansen (athletics)
1 Hencu Lamberts (athletics)
1 Miles Liebenberg (cycling)
1 Daniel Molobela (athletics)
1 Jessica Thompson (swimming)
Silver (6)
1 Kian Keylock (swimming)
1 Ethan Kulsen (cycling)
1 Hencu Lamberts (athletics)
1 Temoso Masikane (athletics)
1 Simone Moll (swimming)
1 Womern’s Netball
Bronze (7)
2 Tumi Ramokgopa (athletics)
2 Jarden Eaton (swimming)
1 Anli Engelbrecht (athletics)
1 Kian Keylock (swimming)
1 Rugby Sevens (men)
CODES TO WIN MEDALS
10 Athletics
6 Swimming
2 Cycling
1 Netball
1 Rugby Sevens
MEDALS BY INDIVIDUAL ATHLETES
2 Jarden Eaton (swimming)
2 Kian Keylock (swimming)
2 Alicia Khunou (athletics)
2 Tumi Ramokgopa (athletics)
2 Hencu Lamberts (athletics)
1 Ethan Kulsen (cycling)
1 Willem Jansen (athletics)
1 Miles Liebenberg (cycling)
1 Daniel Molobela (athletics)
1 Jessica Thompson (swimming)
1 Temoso Masikane (athletics)
1 Simone Moll (swimming)
1 Anli Engelbrecht (athletics)
COMMONWEALTH GAMES YOUTH RECORDS
Jessica Thompson (women’s 50m butterfly, heats)
Jessica Thompson (women’s 50m butterfly, final)
Alicia Khunou (women’s shot put)
Hencu Lamberts (men’s shot put)
Compiled by Gary Lemke
Photo by Roger Sedres