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About the author

Mbali Sigidi

Mbali Sigidi is a sports journalist from Johannesburg, South Africa. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media Studies and Sociology (University of Witwatersrand) and a Honours Degree in Brand Communications and Brand Leadership (VEGA School of Brand Leadership). She is currently a Sports Broadcaster at Supersport TV and a freelance sports journalist at 54 Foot Media & SportBoom.

Nation

Credits

*Videoclip 1: South Africa Team – IOC Platform, Sequence SEQ41619020 – Copyright notice: © 2016 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) – All rights reserved

Photo 1: South Africa Team – Getty Images, Photo 586223360 – Photo by Paul Gilham

Photo 2: South Africa Team – Getty Images, Photo 586223382 – Photo by Buda Mendes

Photo 3: Wayde van Niekerk – Getty Images, Photo 589529810 – Photo by Quinn Rooney

Photo 4: Chad Le Clos – Getty Images, Photo 588640542 – Photo by Clive Rose

Photo 5: Chad Le Clos – Getty Images, Photo 588432644 – Photo by Adam Pretty

Photo 6: Chad Le Clos – Getty Images, Photo 1331009304 – Photo by Clive Rose

Photo 7: Chad Le Clos – Getty Images, Photo 149592502 – Photo by Clive Rose

Photo 8: Cameron Van Der Burgh – Getty Images, Photo 149448321 – Photo by Adam Pretty

Photo 9: Cameron Van Der Burgh – Getty Images, Photo 587148784 – Photo by Clive Rose

Photo 10: Sunette Viljoen – Getty Images, Photo 592244550 – Photo by David Ramos

Photo 11: Sunette Viljoen – Getty Images, Photo 590457148 – Photo by Ian Walton

Photo 12: Henri Shoeman – Getty Images, Photo 482792234 – Photo by Matthew Stockman

Photo 13: Henri Shoeman – Getty Images, Photo 591862442 – Photo by Alex Livesey

Photo 14: Henri Shoeman – Getty Images, Photo 591803954 – Photo by Adam Pretty

Photo 15: Sunette Viljoen – Getty Images, Photo 591928470 – Photo by Ian Walton

Photo 16: Luvo Manyonga – Getty Images, Photo 589404086 – Photo by Alexander Hassenstein

Photo 17: Luvo Manyonga – Getty Images, Photo 589395428 – Photo by Shaun Botterill

Photo 18: Lawrence Brittain and Shawn Keeling – Getty Images, Photo 588544024 – Photo by Alexander Hassenstein

Photo 19: Lawrence Brittain and Shawn Keeling – Getty Images, Photo 594364416 – Photo by Sydney Seshibedi

Photo 20: Caster Semenya – Getty Images, Photo 592604516 – Photo by Cameron Spencer

Photo 21: Wayde Van Niekerk – Getty Images, Photo 589529800 – Photo by Quinn Rooney

Photo 22: Wayde Van Niekerk – Getty Images, Photo 589530278 – Photo by Patrick Smith

Photo 23: Wayde Van Niekerk – Getty Images, Photo 589529846 – Photo by Cameron Spencer

 

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