Jo-Ane van Dyk ‘glad’ she didn’t know she nearly impaled Olympic official
Van Dyk, runner-up at the 2016 under-20 world championships, admitted she had expected her silver throw to be overhauled in the final three rounds
12 August 2024 - 05:04
Silver medallist Jo-Ane van Dyk narrowly missed impaling an official with her second throw in the javelin competition at the Paris Olympics on Saturday night, but said afterwards she was glad she didn’t know at the time or else it might have derailed her competition...
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