Archer Roux will be SA’s first Olympian in action at Paris Games

Archery is embedded in Wian Roux’s genes, with both his parents, Patrick and Gerda, having won world championship medals in Turkey in 2013

23 July 2024 - 22:06 By David Isaacson in Paris

Wian Roux is only 21, but the archer who competes in the ranking round at Paris 2024 on Thursday has dreamed about getting to the Olympics for more than half his life...

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