Tagged:

South Africa's Day of Olympics Drama

Thursday was a day of drama for South Africa at the Olympics, with the men's 4x4 800m relay team first forced out of their heat by a collision, then given a place in the finals, and with canoeist Bridgitte Hartley winning a bronze medal.
BackpagePix

A dejected Oscar Pistorius after South Africa was forced out of the men's 4x400m relay.

  • Kenya/South Africa:   Relay Team Collision Spells Olympic Disaster

    Capital FM, 9 August 2012

    If it rains, it pours, so goes the adage and for Team Kenya at London 2012, the fall from grace continued on Wednesday during the morning session of Day 7 of track and field action… Read more »

InFocus

Follow AllAfrica

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.