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South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk (R) competes in the Men’s 400m Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. (AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI )
AKANI SIMBINE

Tokyo Olympics: Your guide to Team SA

South Africa will be hoping to build on an impressive Rio, but face a number of challenges

  • Luke Feltham
6 min read
Jordy Smith competes in the repechage heats of the World Surfing Games at Kisakihama Beach in Miyazaki, Japan. ( Matt Roberts/Getty Images)
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

Jordy Smith: South Africa’s surfing Olympic gold medal hope

The little-known South African surfer who’s been a world beater since the age of 14

  • Luke Feltham
7 min read