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...
American wins by individual all-round gymnastics gold
Margin of victory of 2.1 points was unprecedented
Winning margin bigger than combined margin of victories from 1980 to 2012
19-year-old is already the most decorated gymnast in history
Asked to describe...
By Gary Lemke
South Africa’s Sevens side are one win away from a guaranteed gold or silver medal after reaching the Olympic semi-finals at a wet Diadoro stadium in Rio.
Awaiting them for a place in the...
By Mo Allie
After a bright start to their Olympic campaign when they held Brazil 0-0, South Africa left the competition in disappointing fashion after holding a dominant Iraq to a 1-1 draw at the Corinthians...
Serena Williams crashes out of women's singles and the diving pool turns green - What you missed last night at Rio 2016
Michael Phelps dominated the headlines at the end of day four of the Olympic...
World 400-metre track champion Wayde van Niekerk had a whistlestop Monday moment in the Athletes’ Village ahead of his bid to add an Olympic title to his already impressive sporting portfolio, writes Mark Etheridge.
Catch some...
South Africa’s Sevens team made a dream start to their Olympic campaign when they won both their Pool B matches at the Deodora stadium, firstly keeping Spain scoreless (24-0) and then following that with a...
By Gary Lemke
After all was said and done, Michael Phelps did his talking in the pool. The American legend claimed the 20th gold medal of his career and stamped himself as one of the greatest...
There was action for South Africa’s rowers, swimmers and a sailor on Monday. Here is how they performed.
ROWING
Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls: Kirsten McCann and Ursula Grobler won their heat in 7min 07.37sec to progress straight...