RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The father of American swimmer Ryan Lochte said Wednesday his gold medal-winning son arrived back in the United States before a Brazilian judge ordered that Lochte and U.S. teammate Jimmy...
There were four codes representing Team SA on Tuesday. Here is a rundown of how they finished and what was still to come. All times are local and SA times are in brackets.
SWIMMING
Men’s 10km open...
South Africa had competitors in four codes on Monday. Here is how they fared.
ATHLETICS
Women’s 200m, Heat three and four, Alyssa Conley was fourth in heat three of nine with a time of 23.17 (0.32sec outside...
The ANC Womens League has condemned the international media for unnecessary gender analysis of South African sprint queen Castor Semenya. They expressed their support for the athlete and were looking forward to here bringing home...
South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk broke Michael Johnson's 17-year-old 400m world record to sensationally win Olympic gold at Rio 2016.
Thompson stuns Fraser-Pryce in 100m
Jamaica's Elaine Thompson won the women's 100m at the Rio Olympics as two-time champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce had to settle for bronze.
Thompson, 24, took the title in a time of 10.71 seconds,...
Etheridge
One tiny centimetre stood between Team South Africa’s first gold medal at these 2016 Olympic Games after long jumper Luvo Manyonga leapt to the rainbow nation’s fourth silver on Saturday night.
Until now, swimming (three) and...
Team SA had action in three codes on Saturday. Here is how they fared. South Africa started the day with five medals and ended with six.
ATHLETICS
Women’s 400m heats: Tsholofelo Thipe finished fourth in heat three...
Team SA has action in three codes on Saturday. Here is a list of South Africans in competition. Times are Rio local and in brackets SA time. South Africa started the day with five medals.
ATHLETICS
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Le Clos bounces back with silver
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Olympic Swimming - 100m Butterfly final - Olympicpark Stadium - Rio - Brazil
By Gary Lemke
In his darkest hour Chad le Clos had told the world, ‘don’t judge...
Swimmer Simone Manuel dominates for historic win, Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas fly high in gymnastic competitions
The Rio Oympics is all about that Black girl magic, with the ladies of Team USA kicking ass and...
THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) PRESIDENT, THOMAS BACH, JOINED FELLOW OLYMPIANS AT THE WORLD OLYMPIANS ASSOCIATION (WOA)’S REUNION CENTRE IN RIO DE JANEIRO LAST NIGHT TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE IMPACT THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT HAS...
Gary Lemke
Chad le Clos was ready to ‘take it on the chin’, as he put it, as he spoke to the media for the first time since finishing fourth in the Olympic 200m butterfly final...