South Africa won its third silver – and sixth overall – medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday.
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Jo-Ane van Dyk finished second in the women’s javelin with a throw of 63.93.
Japan’s Haruka Kitaguchi took gold with a season’s best throw of 65.80, while the Czech Republic’s Nikola Ogrodnikova finished third with 63.68.
Van Dyk won R200 000 for her silver medal, as promised by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) prior to the Games.
South Africa’s other five medals are one gold medal (Tatjana Smith – women’s 100m breaststroke), two silvers (Smith – women’s 200m breaststroke, men’s 4x100m relay) and two bronzes (men’s rugby sevens, Alan Hatherly – men’s mountain bike cross country).
Meanwhile, new Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, said that a ‘big surprise’ awaits South Africa’s medal winners at the Paris Olympics 2024.
As reported by The South African website, in a discussion with SABC Sport, McKenzie said he expected Team South Africa to return home with ‘eight medals’ from this year’s Games.
Although he was adamant that it remain a ‘surprise’ until officially communicated, it appears clear that Team SA gold, silver and bronze medal winners will receive something in addition to the financial incentives announced previously by Sascoc.
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