The curse of the fourth-place Olympic finish still haunts Team SA
Just missing the podium, and all the pomp that accompanies it, is said by Olympic champs like Ryk Neethling and Chad Le Clos to be worse than coming fifth
21 July 2024 - 00:00
Behind the fight for medals, in the shadows of the City of Light, Team South Africa’s créme de la créme face an Olympic battle unwinnable to date — breaking the country’s fourth-place hoodoo...
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