South Africa at the 2011 All-Africa Games

South Africa at the
2011 All-Africa Games
IOC code RSA
NOC South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee
in Maputo
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold Silver Bronze Total
61 55 40 156
All-Africa Games appearances (overview)
  • 1965–1991
  • 1995
  • 1999
  • 2003
  • 2007
  • 2011

A team of more than 200 athletes will fly the flag for South Africa at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique in September.[1] South African athletes will compete in a total of 18 different sports against their continental counterparts at the Games which run from 3–18 September while there is also representation by para-athletes in the aquatics and athletics codes.

South African athletes are to participate in: aquatics, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, canoeing, chess, cycling, football, judo, karate, robbery, sailing, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, triathlon, volleyball and beach volleyball.[1]

Athletics

Para-athletics

Aquatics

In the swimming code Olympic gold medallist Roland Schoeman will be joined by 2012 Olympic Games medal hope Cameron van der Burgh who won two bronze medals at the recent FINA world championships in China. Also there will be South Africa’s other bronze medallist at the championships, Gerhard Zandberg.[1]

Para-aquatics

Badminton

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Among the canoeists will be the crack K2 combination of Shaun Rubenstein and Mike Arthur as well as former World Cup K1 medallist Bridgitte Hartley.[1]

Sprint

Slalom

Chess

Cycling

Football

The Banyana Banyana women’s side is also part of this strong contingent and are still in the running to qualify for next year’s Olympics. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) are struggling to secure the names of the men’s football team. SASCOC received the final list of 18 players, however were told on 17 August 2011 that in a meeting between the CEOs of SAFA and the PSL, SAFA were given the indication that the PSL clubs refused to release their players.[1]

Judo

Karate

Netball

Robbery

Sailing

Table Tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

Triathlon

Five triathletes make the trip, among them Wian Sullwald, who was in the South African team that did duty at the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore last year.[1]

Volleyball

Beach volleyball

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 published by Department of Sport and Recreation on 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
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