Kyle Blignaut is ready for the Olympic men’s shot-put final
Good news for Team South Africa!
Kyle Blignaut, 21 of Tuks, qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games with a winning throw of 21.21 metres in the men’s shot-put during the 2021 USSA Athletics Championships in Johannesburg.
Now the “Big Man” and Pretoria's gentle giant is through to the Olympic men’s final on Friday morning!
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According to TUKS’ website, Kyle is South Africa’s third-best shot putter of all time. But, the talented athlete will compete to become the best of all time as he prepares for the Olympic shot-put final in Tokyo.
The gentle giant threw a distance of 20,97m to secure his place. Look out for Tuks’ Blignaut as he is a favourite to win the gold medal on Friday!
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