Sascoc unveils first 39 athletes in SA team for Paris Olympics

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The SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee has announced the first group of athletes in the SA team for the Paris Games.

The provisional team features the likes of swimmer Tatjana Smith, and sprinters Wayde van Niekerk and Akani Simbine.

While there were no real surprises, Shaun Maswanganyi and Francois Prinsloo were missing from the track and field list, but both athletes qualified more recently than others and should be included in the next team announcement.And while the make-up of the full team was still unclear, Sascoc president Barry Hendricks said he was optimistic about the nation’s medal chances in the French capital.

 

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