Gymnast Shannon Gardiner was the only Team SA athlete in action at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, on Wednesday. She competed in the rhythmic gymnastics hoops and ribbon qualification.
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Andy Birkett won Team SA's first medal of the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, when he took the gold medal in the men's canoeing marathon (K1 standard distance). Birkett's gold is only Team SA's sixth at the Games since 1997 and the first since 2013 when the men's rugby sevens team won in Cali, Colombia.
Team SA's Andy Birkett struck gold at the 2022 World Games being held in Birmingham, Alabama, when he won the men's canoe marathon, K1 standard distance final.
The World Games continued in Birmingham, Alabama, and Team SA were in action in the air sports and canoe marathon, with Chris Teague, Bridgitte Hartley and Andy Birkett all competing.
The World Games continued in Birmingham, Alabama, and Team SA were in action in the air sports. Chris Teague was competing in the canopy parachuting.
Team SA were in action in two sports on Saturday at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama.
Team SA chef de mission Kim Pople said the temperatures soared on day two. “It is brutally hot here in Alabama! The mercury read in the high 30s (deg C) but it felt like the high 40s given there’s…
Team SA were in action in two sports on Friday at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. This is how the eight athletes competing on the day fared:
The 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, are officially under way after the opening ceremony on Thursday night. Team SA are one of the nations competing and it was powerlifter Christi de Jager who carried the country’s flag as the Games exploded into life.
“It was such a tremendous honour for me to carry the…
It’s all systems go for Team SA as they prepare for Thursday’s opening ceremony of the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama.
A total of 23 athletes across nine different sports have been announced by governing body SASCOC to fly the Team SA flag at the 2022 World Games to be held in Birmingham, Alabama.