SA athletes running against Rio time

03 January 2016 - 02:00
By DAVID ISAACSON

Chad le Clos and Cameron van der Burgh will lead the charge as South Africans try, over the next six months, to qualify for the Rio Olympics in August in a number of sports. Already 87 have effectively booked their seats for the first ever Games in South America, and that includes the bulk of the country's medal hopes from track and field, rowing, triathlon and rugby Sevens.

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