Hats off to Team South Africa at Commonwealth Games
South Africa is currently fifth on the Commonwealth Game's medal's table.
TIM Drummond of Shongweni (SA Men’s hockey team) and Martin Binedall of Westville (SA swimmer), along with former Westville resident Chad le Clos, and Caster Semenya (SA athlete) were some of the athletes that flew the South African flag high at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Australia.
South Africa is currently fifth on the Commonwealth Game’s medal’s table with a total of 32 medals – 11 gold, 9 silver and 12 bronze.
Top local wins include
Durban’s Henri Schoeman won South Africa’s first medal when he took gold in the men’s triathlon, while former Westville resident Chad le Clos won gold in the men’s 200m butterfly, gold in the men’s 50m butterfly, a third gold in the men’s 100m butterfly and a silver in the men’s 100m freestyle.
Well done to @H_Schoeman #goldmedal WIN at the men’s triathlon event on first day of competition at Gold Coast, Australia – a WIN which echoes Min @TokozileXasa message to #teammzansi that "nothing can stop our country".#BuyaniNeGolide #GoldCoast2018 #GC2018 #GC2018Triathlon pic.twitter.com/FROOg6CO64
— Dep. Sport & Rec (@SPORTandREC_RSA) April 5, 2018
Congrats to a real #CommonwealthStar @chadleclos #TeamCommonwealth #WeAreTheCommonwealth #GC2018 https://t.co/jVmmlMDyj4
— Commonwealth Sport (@thecgf) April 6, 2018
[LISTEN] A total of 16 Commonwealth Games medals for swimming sensation @chadleclos & still countinghttps://t.co/9TSp8Dn3e0
@Veli_Mbuli #TeamMzanzi 🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/cOxxM6ZZ4c— SABC Sport (@SABC_Sport) April 9, 2018
Hillcrest mountain biker, Alan Hatherly scooped South Africa’s 12th bronze medal this morning in the men’s cross-country mountain bike final (1:17:56).
While Semenya broke the world record in the 1500m race finishing with a time of 4:00:71 breaking legendary athlete, Zola Budd’s 34-year-old South African record set in 1984.
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SUBLIME PERFORMANCE SEMANYA
Caster Semanya wins maiden Commonwealth medals and makes it the 1500m and 800m Commonwealth
Semanya, we salute you – another superb performance by #TeamCommonwealth #bbcgoldcoast #Castersemanya @HuffPostSA @gc2018 pic.twitter.com/rMHgNwndJU— Commonwealth Sport (@thecgf) April 10, 2018
The government congratulated team South Africa for flying the flag high at the Commonwealth Games.
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Acting GCIS director-general, Phumla Williams, said: “We are proud of all our participants at the Commonwealth games. Their success is a result of hard work, determination and perseverance. Sports is one of the social fabric that binds us together as South Africans and may the success of the South African team inspire aspiring young sports athletes.”
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