A new week schedule lies ahead for Team SA at the Paris 2024 Olympics who have so far collected four medals. Tatjana Smith has won gold and silver, while the men’s sevens rugby and Alan Hatherly have bronze.
They are now in 24th place on the overall table. For now, China [16 golds] lead France [12], Australia [12] and the United States [11] in the standings.
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On Sunday, Akani Simbine came close to winning a medal in the men’s 100m. The 30-year-old ran the race of his life under the lights at a throbbing Stade de France, hitting the line in 9.82sec.
That was the quickest he has ever gone and it set a South African record, It was his third straight Olympic final and he’s been the most consistent sprinter in the world since the Rio Games in 2016. There, he finished fifth in 9.94. In Tokyo three years ago he finished fourth in 9.82. And in Paris, he again finished fourth, despite the 9.82 time.
MONDAY SCHEDULE FOR TEAM SA AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS IN FRANCE
ATHLETICS
Men’s discus qualification, Group A (10.10am): Francois Prinsloo
Men’s discus qualification, Group A (11.35am): Victor Hogan
Women’s 400m heats (12.35pm): Miranda Coetzee
Men’s 200m heats (7.55pm): Wayde van Niekerk
200m Means heats (8.09pm): Benjamin Richardson
Men’s 200m heats (8.23pm): Shaun Maswangani
Women’s 800m final (9.47pm): Prudence Sekgodiso
SPORT CLIMBING
Men’s boulfer & Lead, semi-final boulder (10am): Mel Janse van Rensburg
Women’s speed qualification seeding heats (1pm): Aniya Holder
