Posted on September 02, 2015
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has named the South African team that will compete at the 11th African Games in Brazzaville, Congo from 4–19 September 2015. The team will be competing in 15 of the 22 sporting codes contested at the games.
The biggest code in terms of numbers will be athletics. Other codes in which Team SA will compete include badminton, boxing, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, judo, karate, swimming, table tennis, volleyball, powerlifting and wrestling.
TuksSport will have no fewer than 47 athletes in eight sporting codes in Team SA.
ATHLETICS
Women: Carina Horn, Claudia Heunis, Wenda Nel, Annerie Ebersohn, Marilize Higgins, Deone Joubert, Lynique Prinsloo, Matsi Dikotla, Sonia Smuts, June Roelofse, Corli Swart
Men: Akani Simbine, Henricho Bruintjies, Ofentse Mogowane, Tshepo Lefete, Ruan de Vries, LJ van Zyl, Cornel Fredericks, Wouter le Roux, Lindsay Hanekom, Mpho Links, Chris Moleya, Orazio Cremona, Russell Tucker, Philmar van Rensburg, Fredriech Pretorius, Wayne Snyman
PARA ATHLETICS
Women: Carley Lomax
BADMINTON
Umpire: Andre van der Merwe
FENCING
Men: Sello Maduma
GYMNASTICS
Women: Tylah Lotter
JUDO
Men: Jacques van Zyl, Zack Piontek
KARATE
Women: Meghan Booyens
SWIMMING
Women: Vanessa Mohr, Rita Naude, Karin Prinsloo, Marlies Ross, Tatjana Schoenmaker
Men: Martin Binedell, Nico Meyer, David de Villiers, Caydon Muller, Douglas Erasmus, Cameron van der Burgh
Official: Igor Omeltchenko
WRESTLING
Women: Zumicke Geringer
We wish all of our athletes, officials and umpires all the best. We know that they will represent South Africa, the University of Pretoria and TuksSport with pride.
Please click here for the official press release.
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