Tokyo 2020 Olympics Daily Review – 29 July 2021

Thursday got off to a fantastic start for South African Olympic supporters as Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbett booked their spots in the final of the women’s 200m breaststroke, where Schoenmaker is the odds-on favourite for gold on Friday.

South African's steal the show in Women's 200m Breaststroke semifinal heats ?‍♀️

Kaylene Corbett and Tatjana Schoenmaker won their respective heats to reach tomorrow's final at 03:41 (CAT) ??#Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/B56lhDlTUS

— SuperSport ? (@SuperSportTV) July 29, 2021

In Pool B of the men’s hockey, South Africa stunned Germany 4-3, bringing more pride to their country. The week in Olympic sport has had its ups and downs for Team SA, but it looks as if it is primed to end on a high note.

FT | South Africa 4-3 Germany

THEY'VE DONE IT ??

South Africa have beaten fifth-ranked Germany to register their first win at #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/oVtEVSJppE

— SuperSport ? (@SuperSportTV) July 29, 2021

In men’s basketball, there were wins for Slovenia and Spain over Japan and Argentina respectively. On the women’s side, Canada and Spain beat South Korea and Serbia by comfortable respective margins of 21 and 15.