Team South Africa
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Official account for Team SA. Follow us for multi-coded events including the Olympic and Paralympic Games plus other sporting news
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🏅Gold Medal Alert! 🏅 . Tatjana Smith wins the Women’s 100m Breaststroke! This is South Africa's first gold medal at #Paris2024. Congratulations, Tatjana! 👏👏👏 . #TeamSA #Olympics #ForMyCountry
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Team South Africa has made it to the Men’s 4x100m Relay final! 🇿🇦 . Akani Simbine’s stellar final leg helped them secure 2nd place in their heat with a season’s best time 💪🏃. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Olympics
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🇿🇦 Akani Simbine set a new national record in the men's 100m final with a time of 9.82, finishing 4th! 🏃🔥 . #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #OlympicGames
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Prudence Sekgodiso has secured 2nd place in Round 1, Heat 2 with an impressive time of 1:59.84! . She now qualifies for the semi-finals! . Let's go, TeamSA! 🇿🇦💪. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Olympics
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🥈 𝕊𝕀𝕃𝕍𝔼ℝ 𝕄𝔼𝔻𝔸𝕃 𝔸𝕃𝔼ℝ𝕋 🥈. South Africa takes 2nd place in the Men's 4x100m relay, claiming the silver medal and setting a new national record! 🥈. #TeamSA #Olympics #ForMyCountry
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WORLD RECORD!!!! Tatjana Schoenmaker wins the Olympic 200m breaststroke gold medal in a WR 2:18.95. Kaylene Corbett finished 5th in 2:22.06.#TeamSA #Tokyo2020.
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🇿🇦🥉 Bronze for #TeamSA! 🥉🇿🇦. Historic moment as our Rugby Sevens team wins South Africa's first medal at #Paris2024!. Congrats to our heroes for their incredible performance and teamwork. Let's celebrate this amazing achievement! 🌟🏉. #TeamSA .#ForMyCountry.#Olympics
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🇿🇦MPUMELELO MHLONGO STRIKES GOLD! 🇿🇦🥇. South Africa’s first medal 🥇 at the #Paralympics goes to sprinter Mpumelelo Mhlongo! . What a moment for #TeamSA! 💪🔥. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Paralympics
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Wheelchair Tennis Victory! 🇿🇦. Alwande Sikhonsana delivers an impressive win in the first round, taking down Gustavo Silva with a score of 6-4, 7-5. What a way to kick off the competition!. #TeamSA #Paralympics #ForMyCountry
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🏊♀️ Tatjana Smith comes 1st with a time of 1:05.00, advancing to the final! . Congratulations, Tatjana! 🇿🇦💪. #TeamSA #Olympics #ForMyCountry
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Introducing your #Tokyo2020 Women’s 100m Breaststroke Silver Medalist @TRSchoenmaker 😁🥈🇿🇦 . 📸 @AntonGeyser . #TeamSA.#Olympics .#Swimming
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Donald Ramphadi & Lucas Sithole have made history as the first South Africans to win a medal in #WheelchairTennis after a thrilling bronze medal match victory, 6-2, 4-6, 10-8! 🇿🇦🎾🥉. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Paralympics
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𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐘 💪🇿🇦. Jo-Ane van Dyk is an Olympic Silver Medalist in the Women's Javelin 🥈🇿🇦. #ForMyCountry #Olympics #TeamSA
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🥇 GOLD for Mpumelelo Mhlongo! 🥇. Mpumelelo takes the Men’s 100m T44 Final in a season-best time of 11.12 seconds! ⚡️ A brilliant race for a brilliant athlete. Let’s celebrate this incredible achievement together! 💥🇿🇦. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #MpumeleloMhlongo #Gold
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🇿🇦 A massive congratulations to the @springboks and @dricusduplessis on their incredible wins in Perth! 🏆 Your victories are a testament that "Hulle Weet Nie Wat Ons Weet Nie". We’re so proud of you! #TeamSA
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Proud moments on the podium! 🇿🇦✨ .#TeamSA shines as they receive their medals. 🏅👏. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Olympics
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Final Bound!!! 🚀 . Prudence Sekgodiso advances to the final with a time of 1:57.5. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Olympic
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🇿🇦 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗 ‼️. Prudence Sekgodiso has shattered the South African women’s 800m indoor record, clocking a time of 1:59.88! 🔥. Massive congratulations to her on this incredible achievement! 💚💛. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #NewRecord
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🥉 Bronze medal alert!🥉. Huge congratulations to Donald Ramphadi and Lucas Sithole for clinching the bronze in the Quad Doubles! .Your incredible performance has brought home a medal. Way to go, champions! 🇿🇦🏆. 🎾 #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Paralympics
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Tatjana Smith secures silver in the Women’s 200m Breaststroke, earning her second medal at Paris 2024. 🥈🏊♀️ .We couldn't be prouder! 🇿🇦🎉. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Olympics2024
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🥈𝐍𝐎 𝐃𝐍𝐀, 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐀𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀 😤🇿🇦 🥈. Jo-Ane van Dyk claims the silver medal🥈 in the Women's Javelin! 🔥. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Olympics
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🥈🔥 Jo-Ane van Dyk Wins SILVER in Women’s Javelin! 🔥🥈. A proud moment for all of Mzansi! 🥈✨🇿🇦. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Olympics2024
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🏑 What a win! The men's hockey team defeated France 5-2 in a thrilling match! 🎉 . Fantastic performance, TeamSA! 🏑. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Olympics
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Lythe Pillay has secured a spot in the Men’s 400m semi-finals, finishing 1st with a time of 45.40. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Olympics
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3rd place for Paige Badenhorst in the Women’s Single Scull! 🚣♀️✨ Direct qualification for the quarter finals! 🎉🔥. #teamSA #ForMyCountry #Olympics #Paris2024
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Fantastic swim for #TeamSA! 🇿🇦👏. Men's 200m Backstroke 🏊♂.🇿🇦 Pieter Coetze has qualified for the final. ✅. Women's 200m Breaststroke 🏊♀.🇿🇦 Kaylene Corbett and Tatjana Smith have both qualified for the final. ✅. #TeamSA #Olympics2024 #ForMyCountry
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🥉 History made! 🇿🇦🔥. Akani Simbine storms to BRONZE in the 60m at the World Indoor Championships – his first-ever individual global medal! 💨🏆. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry
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SIX medals for Team South Africa at the Paralympics! 🇿🇦💪 Our athletes have pushed their limits, inspiring the nation with their unstoppable spirit and dedication. 💚💛 You've made Mzansi proud! . #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Paralympics
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Shaun Maswanganyi has qualified for the men's 200m semifinal with a time of 20.20!. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #ForMyCountry
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🚨Jo-Ane van Dyk throws a personal best of 64.22m to finished 1st in the Women's Javelin Qualification (Group A). She is through to the Javelin finals!. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Olympics
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🥉 Akani Simbine.🥇 Prudence Sekgodiso. What an unforgettable weekend for South Africa at the #WorldIndoorChamps! 🇿🇦🔥. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry
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Adriaan Wildschutt continues his rise among elite track distance runners, setting a new South African record with a time of 26:50.64 in the Men’s 10,000m final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. 🇿🇦🏃♂️ . #TeamSA #Olympics2024 #ForMyCountry
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🥇𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐊𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐃🥇!. Simone Kruger lit up the Paralympics with an incredible performance in the discus event, bringing home the gold for #TeamSA! 🥇🔥 . #Paralympics #ForMyCountry
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🥉 *Bronze for Mpumelelo Mhlongo!* . A remarkable effort in the Men’s 200m T64 Final secures him the bronze medal! 🌟🏅 Well done on a great race, Mpumelelo! 🇿🇦👏 . #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Paralympics
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Thank you @MrPriceSport and @Veldskoenshoes for kitting #TeamSA out for the #OpeningCeremony 👌🇿🇦 . #Tokyo2020 .#Olympics
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🚴♂️ Alan Hatherley! 🥉🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦.#TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Olympics #AlanHatherley #MountainBiking #BronzeMedal
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#TeamSA finished 5th in the Men’s 4x400m Relay Final with a time of 2:58.12, setting a new national record! . #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Olympics
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🇿🇦🥉 ALAN HATHERLY WINS BRONZE!. @alanhatherly brings home another bronze medal for #TeamSA at the #Olympics, finishing third in the Men's Cross-Country Mountain Bike race! 🚴♂🔥 . #TeamSA #Olympics #ForMyCountry
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🚀🏃♂️🔥 History in the making! . Olympic Silver medallist, Bayanda Walaza won the 200m at the Under-20 World Championships, claiming the first men's sprint double in 26 years! 🥇🥇 . A true champion on the track, making South Africa proud! 🇿🇦🙌 . #TeamSA .#ForMyCountry
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🚀 Benjamin Richardson Qualifies! 🚀. That's 3/3 for #TeamSA into the Semi-Finals. Halala Mzansi. #ForMyCountry.#Olympics2024
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Akani Simbine has made history! 💥 . He’s the first sprinter to run sub-10 in the 100m for 11 straight years, breaking Usain Bolt’s record of 10 consecutive sub-10 seasons! 🏅. 🌍 A true legend on and off the track!. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #newrecord #athletics
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🔥𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙍𝙏 🔥. Prudence Sekgodiso makes an unforgettable indoor debut, breaking the South African Indoor 800m Record with an impressive 2:02.30! 🏃♀️🔥 She shaved 3.75 seconds off the previous national record—what a way to announce her arrival!. #TeamSA |
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Men’s 100m, heats:.Shaun Maswanganyi finished 3rd in his heat in 10.12 to qualify for the semi-finals.Gift Leotlela won his heat in 10.04 to qualify for the semi-finals.Akani Simbine won his heat in 10.08 to qualify for the semi-finals.🔥🔥🔥.#TeamSA #TokyoOlympics2020.
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WORLD LEADING TIME FOR TEAM SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦🔥💥. Team SA’s Men’s 4x100m relay squad lit up the track with a blazing 37.61s to record the fastest time in the world this year 🌍⚡️. An unforgettable performance at the World Athletics Relays | Guangzhou 2025 🏟️. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry
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Mpumelelo Mhlongo takes 1st place in the 200m T64 and is headed to the finals! 🌟 What an incredible performance! 🇿🇦💚. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Paralympics
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🚨 WORLD LEADING TIME! 🚨. Akani Simbine clocks 9.90 in Gaborone to win the 100m at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix. That’s the fastest time in the world this year! 🌍💨. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #GoldenGrandPrix
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Akani Simbine clocks 9.98 seconds to win the men’s 100m in Shanghai 🇿🇦🥇.Another strong finish from one of SA’s fastest. ⚡. #TeamSA #AkaniSimbine #ShanghaiDiamondLeague
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NEW NATIONAL RECORD 🇿🇦🔥💥. Team South Africa’s Women’s 4x400m relay squad powered to an incredible 3:24.84 in the FINAL at the World Athletics Relays | Guangzhou 2025 🏟️. Not only did they secure a podium finish 🥉, they also set a NEW South African National Record 🇿🇦💚💛
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Wayde van Niekerk secured a spot in the men's 200m semifinals, finishing 3rd in round 1 with a time of 20.42. #TeamSA #ForMYCountry #Olympics
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🏃♂️ Well Done, Puseletso! 🏃♂️. Puseletso Mabote finished 5th in the T63 100m final with a time of 12.16 seconds! 🇿🇦 A fantastic effort—South Africa stands behind you! 💚💛. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Paralympics
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🔥 Double the pride, double the excitement! 🔥.Akani Simbine and Shaun Maswanganyi are through to the Semi-finals of the Men's 100m. Keep cheering for our #TeamSA athletes! 💪🇿🇦.#ForMyCountry .#Olympics2024
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🇿🇦 A Moment to Remember! 🇿🇦. Olympic gold medalist @TRSchoenmaker had the honor of being the flag bearer at the thrilling Springboks vs. All Blacks match. To top it off, the @Springboks secured a victory over their rivals! 🥇🏉.#TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Paralympics
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Pure joy! What a Paralympic Games this young man had. We are so proud!! . Ntando Mahlangu. Hero! 🥇🇿🇦. #TeamSA.#Paralympics
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All smiles as Pieter Du Preez receives his bronze medal! 🌟🏅 Congratulations on this incredible achievement, Pieter. Your hard work and dedication have truly shone through. Well done! 🇿🇦👏. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Paralympics
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🇿🇦 #TeamSA Earns Silver in the Men's 4x100m Relay! 🥈👏. Proudly stepping onto the podium, #TeamSA receives their well-deserved silver medals. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Olympics
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🥉 Olympic Bronze Medal Winners! 🥉. Congrats to #TeamSA for bringing home a medal!. #ForMyCountry #TeamSA #Olympic
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🇿🇦 Tatjana Smith will proudly carry the flag for #TeamSA at the Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony! 🌟 An incredible honor for South Africa!. 📺 Tune in tonight at 20:15 on @SuperSportTV Channel 203 to watch the ceremony live!. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Olympics
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🔥 In the Men's 400m (T62), Paul Daniels clocked a personal best of 50.63, finishing 6th! Huge congratulations on this amazing achievement! 🙌🇿🇦 . #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Paralympics
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She has . DONE IT!!! Bianca Buitendag is into the final of the women's surfing competition. She defeated USA's Caroline Marks. It's gold or silver later for Buitendag!.#TeamSA #Tokyo2020.
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A good day for #TeamSA’s 100m sprint trio as they all qualify for the semifinals. Well done guys @TlotlisoL @AkaniSimbine @tshedzom 🙌🇿🇦. #Tokyo2020 .#Athletics
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𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐙𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 TEAM SA🇿🇦. Nicolas Pieter du Preez claims bronze in the Men's H1 Individual Time Trial with a time of 36:07:05! 🥉. #ForMyCountry #Paralympic #TeamSA
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🚨Record Alert! 🚨. Pieter Coetze set a new African record in the Men's 200m Backstroke, finishing 7th with a time of 1:55.47. 🏊♂🌍 Congrats, Pieter! 🎉. #ForMyCountry #TeamSA #ForMyCountry
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📸 𝙍𝙀𝘾𝙊𝙍𝘿 𝘼𝘾𝙃𝙄𝙀𝙑𝙀𝘿! 🏅. Mpumelelo Mhlongo standing tall next to the result that speaks for itself. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry
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Silver Medalist at the first ever Women’s Surfing @olympics competition 🥈❤️🇿🇦. #TeamSA.#Olympics.#Tokyo2020 .#BiancaBuitendag
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OLYMPIC RECORD!.Women's 100m breaststroke, heat 5: Tatjana Schoenmaker wins her heat in 1:04.82 . #TeamSA #Tokyo2020.
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🏅 𝔾𝕆𝕃𝔻 𝕄𝔼𝔻𝔸𝕃 𝔸𝕃𝔼ℝ𝕋. Mpumelelo Mhlongo has struck gold! 🌟🥇 A huge congratulations for this incredible achievement. South Africa is celebrating with you! 🇿🇦 . #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Paralympics
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CONGRATULATIONS to the Proteas Women – through to the FINAL! 🏆⚡️🏏🇿🇦 . What a brilliant performance, taking down Australia by 8 wickets in the #T20WorldCup semi-final! . #TeamSA #ForMyCountry
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🇫🇷 𝕋ℍ𝔸ℕ𝕂 𝕐𝕆𝕌, ℙ𝔸ℝ𝕀𝕊! 🇫🇷. As we close the chapter on the #Paris2024 @Olympics Games, #TeamSA extends a heartfelt thank you to Paris for hosting #TeamSA . It’s been an unforgettable experience, and #TeamSA are truly grateful for the warmth and support. Merci, Paris!
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OLYMPIC RECORD!!! Tatjana Schoemaker breaks the Olympic record in winning her 200m breaststroke heat in 2:19.16. She is only 0.05sec off the world record set in 2013.#TeamSA #TokyoOlympics.
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SILVER 🥈 Team SA's Louzanne Coetzee has won SILVER in the women's T11 1500m final in an African record 4:40.96. It is #TeamSA 's 3rd medal of the #TokyoParalympics
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🏊♀ Exciting news from Heat 4 of the 100m Butterfly! Erin Gallagher finished with a time of 57.80s and has qualified for tonight’s semi-finals at 20:30, ranking 13th. #TeamSA #ForMyCountry #Olympics #Paris2024
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