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As 2024 rolls to a close, there have been some incredible sporting moments this year but one stood out from the rest even though it did not happen in a sports arena.
South Africa’s swimming goddess Tatjana Smith stormed to a first Olympic 100m breaststroke gold medal at the Paris Olympics yesterday evening.
Tatjana Smith came from behind to win South Africa’s first gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games when she triumphed in the women’s 100m breaststroke final.
Cyclist Alan Hatherly goes into the Olympics in good form, having recently secured victory in the Men’s Elite Cross-Country at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.
Tatjana Smith and Pieter Coetzé gunning for medals in the swimming pool for Team South Africa on Monday.
South African’s Tatjana Smith made a brilliant start to her Paris Olympics campaign on Sunday when she qualified for the semi-finals by winning her heat.
The fact that Tatjana Smith and coach Rocco Meiring have stuck to the intense training schedule that won her two medals in Tokyo should give SA fans real hope for success in Paris.
Tatjana Smith was Team SA’s sole gold medallist at the last Olympics in Tokyo, having been crowned champion in the 200m breaststroke, while she also claimed a silver medal in the 100m discipline of the same event.
Tatjana Schoenmaker’s life has changed a lot a lot after her golden performance at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Even her surname is different these days.
The model for the Paris 2024 Supercomputer uses over a century of Olympic history to predict the medal standings for the Paris 2024 event.
During the Olympics, 92 percent of sub-Saharan consumers will be using online platforms while watching the world's second-largest sporting event.
It would take a remarkable effort from Tatjana Smith to repeat her heroics from Tokyo at the Paris Olympics, but never count out the South African swimming superstar for a medal.
With one of the greatest sporting events on the planet commencing next week, IOL Sport takes a look at the South African athletes who could potentially claim gold in Paris.
South African Tatjana Smith will be chasing a unique piece of history in the women’s 200m breaststroke at the Paris Olympics.
Hopefully we get to see the flag raised and hopefully we get to sing the national anthem at the Paris Olympics, said star SA swimmer Tatjana Smith.
Sascoc announced a 39-member squad for the Paris Olympics in seven sporting codes – aquatics (nine), athletics (17), canoeing (four), gymnastics (one), sport climbing (four), surfing (three) and wrestling (one) in Johannesburg yesterday.
SASCOC announced that athletes who earned medals at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, as well as their coaches, will be rewarded financially.
The Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks headline the nominations for this year’s SA Sports Awards after another bumper year for the men in green and gold.
At the start of the year, things were looking bleak for Team South Africa’s medal hopes at the Paris Olympics, but once again, Smith is stepping up as Mzansi’s leading light.
It has been an incredible sporting year for South Africans across the globe. We chose 10 of the best performers and teams for 2023 . . .
Four South African swimmers achieved qualifying times at the World Aquatics Championships trials held in Durban from 14-18 December.
Tatjana Schoenmaker and Chad le Clos will be in action at the World Aquatics Championships trials in Durban, starting on Thursday.
Significant and interesting snippets of news with a South African angle, from this day in history.
Joel Smith proposed to Tatjana Schoenmaker on a mountain top and she said yes!
Several disabled swimmers also achieved qualifying times for the Para Swimming World Championships which take place in Manchester, England from 31 July – 6 August.