Blast from the past: Player beats the wind to add another Open title
Today in SA sports history: July 13
12 July 2022 - 20:04
1908 — The first Olympics to feature a South African team kicks off in London. With only 13 athletes, SA has the second-smallest team behind Austria, with nine. The UK has 226 athletes, ahead of Denmark (126), Sweden (111), US (68), Finland (64) and Germany (61). In total there are only 18 nations. Still, SA will win a gold and a silver. ..
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