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Tatjana Schoenmaker is congratulated by Lilly King, Annie Lazor and Kaylene Corbett after winning the gold medal and breaking the world record in the women’s 200m breaststroke finalImage: Tom Pennington/Getty Images
SA S FIRST GOLD MEDAL OLYMIPICS

Olympic gold medal and world record for Tatjana Schoenmaker

Tatjana Schoenmaker scooped SA’s first gold medal of the Tokyo Games as she won the women’s 200m breaststroke in a world record on Friday morning. Schoenmaker screamed with delight when she caught sight of her 2min 18.95sec mark, the…

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Japan’s Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto says she is looking at over 200 proposals on how best to hold the Games amid the coronavirus pandemic.Image: REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Olympics must be held next year ‘at any cost’, says Japan’s Games Minister

The rearranged Tokyo Games must be held “at any cost” in 2021, Japan’s Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday. Speaking at a news conference, Hashimoto said the Games should be held for the benefit of the athletes, regardless of…

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Caster Semenya has always maintained she will not take medication to reduce maturally high levels of testosterone.Image: Caster Semenya via Facebook
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Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya loses bid to compete without taking drugs

Caster Semenya has failed in her latest bid to be allowed to run the 800m without having to take medication to reduce naturally high levels of testosterone. Her lawyers said in a statement on Tuesday that the Federal Supreme Court of…

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