Blitzboks open their Olympic account, Le Clos in 200m fly final and other Saffas in action at Rio on 9 August
It’s the big showdown on Wednesday morning as Chad le Clos and Michael Phelps square off in the 200m butterfly final.
Whew! It’s been quite an Olympics so far and things are going to get hectic on Tuesday. There’s plenty to look forward to and plenty of South Africans in action. Here’s what’s on the schedule for 9 August 2016:
Swimming:
19:00: Men’s 200m Breaststroke (Heat 3): Cameron van der Burgh
19:05: Men’s 200m Breaststroke (Heat 4): Jarred Crous
19:17: Men’s 4x200m Freestyle (Heat 1)
03:28 am (Wednesday): Men’s 200m Butterfly, Final: Chad le Clos
04:03 – 4:12 (Wednesday) : Men’s 200m Breaststroke semi-finals: Possibly, Cameron van der Burgh and Jarred Crous
Rowing:
15:00: Men’s Pair, semi-final: Lawrence Brittain and Shaun Keeling 12noon
17:00: Men’s Four Repechage 1: David Hunt, Jonathan Smith, Vincent Breet and Jake Green
The Blitzboks open their account against Spain at 16:30 with another match against France at 21:30 and Banyana Banyana play hosts Brazil at 1am (Wednesday). There’s also some rowing from 18:05. South Africa’s Stefano Marcia is currently 28th overall on 55 points.
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