High hopes for Team SA ahead of 2016 Rio Olympics
Updated | By Maryke Vermaak
South Africa's Olympic team was officially announced on Thursday and the 137 athletes will start making their way to Rio in the next few weeks.
The 2016 Olympic Games will kick off on 5 August and the South African government and the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) are confident in our athlete's chances.
Deputy Sports Minister Gert Oosthuizen stresses the team has been selected based on the strict criteria set by the Olympic committee...
Oosthuizen says he is confident in our Olympic team's ability to bring home gold medals.
Oosthuizen says our athletes complied with the strict qualification criteria set by the Olympic committee and he believes they will make us proud.
On transformation, Oosthuizen says the athletes represent the rainbow nation...
Some of the athletes chosen to represent South Africa in the upcoming Rio Olympics spoke to Jacaranda FM News about this honour.
They explain the pride they feel in representing their country, the nerves and the excitement...
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