SA's most successful Olympics since readmission
Team South Africa ended 5th in the medals table for athletics at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
This, thanks to Olympic gold medals by Wayde van Niekerk and Caster Semenya as well as silver medals for Luvo Manyonga and Sunette Viljoen.
This has been the best South African Olympic results since re-admission with Team SA bagging 10 medals in total.
South African women’s 800m Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya has meanwhile thanked her fans for their love and support during her Rio 2016 Olympic campaign.
Semenya won gold in the 800m final on Saturday night, breaking the South African national record in a time of 1:55:28.
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On her Facebook page on Sunday, Semenya wrote: “I wish that i was able to express the way I feel right now. I can’t find the right words to express my feelings.
Olympic legend, Michael Johnson, named Wayde van Niekerk's win in the 400 meter, breaking his 17-year old record - as one of his top five moments of the Rio games.
And, tomorrow, Caster Semenya can expect a hero's welcome, when she arrives home with her gold in the 800 meter race.