Olympics Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Daily Review – 5 August 2021
Thursday’s Olympic action saw South Africa in action in the 4x100m relay, but it ended in tears as they did not finish due to a mix-up with the baton.
Thursday’s Olympic action saw South Africa in action in the 4x100m relay, but it ended in tears as they did not finish due to a mix-up with the baton.
Meanwhile, Kyle Blignaut represented the country with honour in the men’s shot put final, but was only able to manage a sixth-place finish.
There was an athlete with strong ties to South Africa who picked up a gold medal on Thursday, but not in the colours of Team SA. One can only congratulate Jean van der Westhuyzen, who won a shock gold medal in the Men’s K-2 1000m final for Australia alongside teammate Tom Green.