Going For Gold! 5 moments of South African Olympic brilliance
Updated | By Tando Ntunja
With the opening ceremony and the first events set to kick off this weekend, the Rio 2016 Olympics are no doubt going to be lit (!) with some of the best sports people from all over the world ascending on that grand Brazilian city. Get into the spirit, South Africa!
There's nothing quite like national pride. And we all know how sports crazy we all are as South Africans.
Get into the Olympics spirit by counting down some of the best South African moments over the years:
#5: Hestrie Cloete at Athens 2004
#4: Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling at Athens 2004
#3: Chad le Clos at London 2012
#2: Penny Heyns at Atlanta 1996
#1: Josia Thugwane at Atlanta 1996
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