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🇿🇦 Eric won his heat in the Mens 50m Backstroke in 26.51 seconds to qualify for the final as the fourth-fastest swimmer overall. The 17-year-old narrowly missed out on a medal, finishing fourth in the final. However, he leaves Dakar with his head held high after reaching three finals at the Youth Olympic Games #TeamSA #Dakar2026 #YOG
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A flawless performance from Bo Reed🐎🇿🇦 Bo and her horse, Carrera De Groom, topped the Individual Jumping Qualifier, Round B, with a fault-free round in 69.14 seconds! The duo now head into Friday’s final as strong gold medal contenders. 📸 Credits: IOC OIS/Jonathan Nackstrand @Olympics @anocolympic @jojdakar2026 @OIS_Olympic #TeamSA #Dakar2026 #YouthOlympics #Olympics #anocDAP
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Another big day in Dakar! Bo Reed is ready to take on Equestrian Jumping, while Eric Kotze makes a splash in the 50m Backstroke 📺 Catch all the YOG action LIVE: olympics.com/en/dakar2026/vi… #ForMyCountry #YOG #Dakar2026 #TeamSouthAfrica
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🇿🇦 Eric secured a 5th place finish in the Boys’ 50m Butterfly final with a time of 24.77 seconds, after finishing 8th in the 50m Freestyle final in 23.76 seconds. Two finals and a great effort in the pool 🏊‍♂️ #ForMyCountry #TeamSouthAfrica #Dakar2026 #YOG
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🇿🇦 Molemo Losaba gave it his all in the Boys’ Street Prelims at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, finishing 10th in Heat 1 with 109.85 points. Although he missed out on a spot in the final, we’re proud of his efforts representing Team SA 🛹 Read More: teamsa.co.za/losaba-gets-tas… #ForMyCountry #TeamSouthAfrica #Dakar2026 #YOG
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🇿🇦 Team SA is ready for another big day in Dakar Swimming and Skateboarding are on today’s schedule. Let’s go, Team SA! 📺 Follow the YOG action LIVE: olympics.com/en/dakar2026/vi… #ForMyCountry #YOG #Dakar2026 #TeamSouthAfrica
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Chanel Veldsman makes history as Team SA's first multiple medallist at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, adding silver in the Women's 100m Breaststroke to her bronze medal Two medals, one superstar 🇿🇦 #ForMyCountry #TeamSouthAfrica #Dakar2026 #RoadToDakar
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Chanel Veldsman adds another medal to her Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games campaign, claiming SILVER in the Women's 100m Breaststroke Final with a time of 1:09.49 From bronze in the 200m to silver in the 100m, what an incredible performance 🇿🇦 #ForMyCountry #TeamSouthAfrica #Dakar2026 #RoadToDakar
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Misha Bredell wrapped up his Badminton Men's Singles campaign at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games following a 2-0 (21-11, 21-11) defeat to Türkiye's Berkay Ceyhan. Despite three tough group-stage defeats, Misha represented South Africa with determination and pride 📸: @anocolympic #ForMyCountry #TeamSouthAfrica #Dakar2026 #RoadToDakar
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Matthew Goller delivered a powerful finish in the Men’s 400m Freestyle Final at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, placing 4th in 3:37.91, just 1.09 seconds shy of bronze From 7th place at the 250m mark, Matthew fought back strongly over the final three laps. An incredible effort for Team SA 📸: @anocolympic #ForMyCountry #TeamSouthAfrica #Dakar2026 #RoadToDakar
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Bo Reed and Carrera De Groom recorded the fastest time among all 24 competitors in the Equestrian Jumping Individual Qualifier Round A, finishing 16th after incurring 12 jump penalties. Qualifier Round B is on the 5 November 📸: @anocolympic #ForMyCountry #TeamSouthAfrica #Dakar2026 #RoadToDakar
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Callum Dreyer strikes GOLD in the Men's Solo Final in Coastal Beach Sprints Rowing at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games What a moment 🇿🇦 #ForMyCountry #TeamSouthAfrica #Dakar2026 #RoadToDakar
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Callum Dreyer made his intentions clear from the quarter-finals, beating Czechia’s Ondrej Zizka and clocking the second-fastest time across all quarter-finals (2:24.52). He carried that momentum into the semi-final, defeating Italy’s Amad Moor in 2:29.35 to secure his place in the final. And what a final it was! Callum went on to claim GOLD, beating Spain’s Diego Molina Martinez by an incredible 22.74 seconds in a time of 2:15.65🥇 An outstanding performance from start to finish. Congratulations, Callum 🇿🇦 #ForMyCountry #YOG #Dakar2026 #TeamSouthAfrica
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🇿🇦 Another exciting day awaits Team SA The action continues at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games as our athletes take on Equestrian, Badminton, Rowing and Swimming Let's keep the momentum going, Team SA! 🇿🇦 📺 Follow all the YOG action LIVE: olympics.com/en/dakar2026/vi… #ForMyCountry #YOG #Dakar2026 #TeamSouthAfrica
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Team South Africa retweeted
Beep beep! 🚨 We have a medal! 🥉 Chanel Veldsman takes bronze in the women's 200m breaststroke at #Dakar2026! 💅 #Olympics #YouthOlympics #Swimming
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The Rugby Sevens squad fought their way into the final with a brilliant 24-12 victory over Argentina, before securing SILVER after a hard fought 26-19 defeat to France at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. An incredible performance and another proud medal moment for Team South Africa Congratulations to the team! 🇿🇦 #ForMyCountry #YOG #Dakar2026 #TeamSouthAfrica
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Chanel Veldsman powers her way to BRONZE in the Girls’ 200m Breaststroke Final, finishing third in an impressive 2:30.87 🥉 Another medal moment for Team South Africa at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games Congratulations, Chanel! 🇿🇦 #ForMyCountry #YOG #Dakar2026 #TeamSouthAfrica
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🇿🇦 Team SA's Misha Bredell took to the court in the Boys' Singles Group C matches at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games! Misha faced tough competition, going down 21-19, 21-10 against Morocco's Oussama Keddou, before suffering a 21-5, 21-7 defeat against Yung Neng Chang of Chinese Taipei. #ForMyCountry #YOG #Dakar2026 #TeamSouthAfrica
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A brilliant second-half performance saw Team SA defeat Argentina 24–12 to book their place in the Gold Medal Match at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar Next up: Team SA vs France One more push, boys 🇿🇦 #TeamSA #Dakar2026 #YOG
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What a finish from Team SA's Callum Dreyer, who powered his way into the Boys' Coastal Beach Sprints Solo Quarter-Finals at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. After trailing in the opening run, Callum produced a strong finish on the water to defeat Lithuania's Justas Domarkus, clocking 2:19.71 against his opponent's 2:21.43. Next stop: Tuesday's quarter-finals! 🇿🇦 #ForMyCountry #YOG #Dakar2026 #TeamSouthAfrica
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