Team SA won two more medals at the World University Games in Germany, with Lythe PIllay (400m) taking gold and Olivia Nel (50m freestyle) the bronze. Pillay joined Bayanda Walaza and Pieter Coetze as gold medallists at these Games. Wednesday was the final day of swimming action with the code ending up on eight of the 12 medals SA has won so far.
ARCHERY
Men’s Recurve Individual 1/48 Round: Wian Roux lost to Callum Piggott (GBR) 7-1
Men’s Recurve Individual 1/48 Round: Connor Young lost to Vishnu Choudhary (India) 7-1
Women’s Compound Individual 1/24 Round: Joane Coetzee lost to Grace Chappell (GBR) 137-135
ATHLETICS
Men’s 110m hurdles: Mondray Barnard finished 2nd in his heat in 13.72 and qualified 6th fastest for the final
Men’s 200m, heats: Bayanda Walaza won his heat in 20.93 to qualify for the semi-finals as 4th fastest, while Eckhardt Potgieter won his heat in 20.95 to qualify for the semi-finals as 6th fastest
GOLD! Men’s 400m, final: Lythe Pillay claimed the gold medal with a season’s best 44.84 in the final
Men’s shot put, qualification: Aiden Smith qualified for the final as the 2nd best thrower overall with a distance of 19.33m
Men’s long jump, qualification: Nikithemba Hani had a best leap of 6.42m and did not progress to the final
Women’s 200m, heats: Annestaysha George finished 2nd in her heat and qualified for the semi-finals as 13th fastest
Women’s 400m H, semi-finals: Hannah van Niekerk produced a personal best 56.16 to qualify for the final as 2nd fastest
Women’s 800m, semi-finals: Charne Swart finished 2nd in her semi-final in 2:01.68 and qualified 2nd fastest for the final
Women’s heptathlon (100m hurdles): Karmen Fouche finished her heat in 14.46 which placed her 20th on the overall table
Women’s heptathlon (high jump): Karmen Fouche recorded a height of 1.74m which placed her 4th for the event and 9th overall
Women’s heptathlon (shot put): Karmen Fouche had a best distance of 12.87m which placed her 8th for the event
Women’s discus, qualification: Colette Uys qualified 4th for the final with a distance of 56.60m
DIVING
Women’s 1m Springboard, final: Bailey Heydra finished 12th with a total of 195.10
SWIMMING
Men’s 400m IM, heats: Cameron Casali finished 2nd in his heat in 4:31.32 but did not progress to the final
Men’s 4x100m medley, heats: University Games Team SA (Ruard van Renen, Matthew Randle, Guy Brooks and Owethu Mahan) won their heat in 3:41.92 but did not progress to the final
Women’s 400m freestyle, heats: Lise Coetzee finished 2nd in her heat in 4:21.85 and Hannah Robertson won her heat in 4:16.71. Neither progressed to the final
Women’s 4x100m medley, heats: University Games Team SA (Michaela de Villiers, Lara van Niekerk, Leigh McCorran and Olivia Nel) finished 2nd in their heat in 4:07.11 and qualified for the final as 3rd fastest
Women’s 4x100m medley, final: University Games Team SA (Michaela de Villiers, Simone Moll, Leigh McCorran and Olivia Nel) finished 6th in 4:06.45
Women’s 100m breaststroke, final: Lara van Niekerk finished 6th in 1:08.30 and Simone Moll was 7th in 1:08.32
BRONZE! Women’s 50m freestyle, final: Olivia Nel finished 3rd in 24.82
TENNIS
Women’s singles, consolation quarter-finals: Delien Kleinhans beat Alno Alkio (Finland) w/o
UNIVERSITY GAMES TEAM SA’S MEDALS (12)
GOLD (4): Pieter Coetze (swimming, 50m. 100m backstroke), Bayanda Walaza (athletics, 100m), Lythe Pillay (athletics, 400m)
SILVER (2): Pieter Coetze (swimming, 100m freestyle), Lara van Niekerk (swimming, 50m breaststroke)
BRONZE (6): Team SA swimming (mixed 4x100m medley, mixed 4x100m freestyle), Olivia Nel (swimming, 50m backstroke, 50m freestyle), Colette Uys (athletics, shot put), Gabriella Marais (athletics, 100m)