Team SA enjoyed a successful day two of the Region 5 Games in Namibia when they won gold medals in karate and swimming, to take their tally to 25 medals so far, of which 10 are gold.
It was a busy day with five sports seeing action across Windhoek and Swakopmund. The medals were raked in by swimming with 15 and karate with nine.
Here’s a look at how Team SA fared on Saturday.
BASKETBALL (5×5)
Team SA U16 (girls) beat Botswana 78-33 in their Group A match
Team SA U16 (boys) vs Namibia TBC
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Boys, semi-finals: Team SA lost to Namibia 2-0
Boys bronze medal match, Team SA lost to Malawi 2-0 (22-20, 21-17)
7th/8th playoff: Team SA’s girls beat Namibia 2-0 (21-18, 21-8)
FOOTBALL
Boys, group match: Team SA drew 3-3 with Zambia
Girls, group match: Team SA lost 3-0 to Zambia
KARATE
GOLD! Nyska Jagasur (Girls individual kata, -59kg)
GOLD! Alexandros Kosmas (Boys individual kata, +76kg)
GOLD! Alexandros Kosmas (karate, boys individual kumite, +76kg)
SILVER! Girls team kata (Nyska Jagasur, Kelsy Stebenson and Ilhaam Amod)
SILVER! Boys team kata (Joshua Links, Bohlokwa Khitsane and Alexandros Kosmas)
SILVER! Nyska Jagasur (Girls individual kumite, -59kg)
BRONZE! Haamin Nash (Girls individual kumite, -53kg)
BRONZE! Joshua Links (Boys individual kumite, -61kg)
BRONZE! Kelsey Stevenson (Girls individual kumite, +66kg)
SWIMMING
GOLD! Girls, 200m freestyle: Georgia Els
GOLD! Girls 50m butterfly: Indiana de Villiers
GOLD! Women’s 100m breaststroke: Morgan Cope
GOLD! Boys 4x100m freestyle (Josh Esterhuyzen, Guy Wessels, Matthew Pretorius, Tumelo Mahan)
GOLD! Girls 4x100m freestyle (Jessica Carmody, Indiana de Villiers, Morgan Cope, Maya Mgcina)
GOLD! Mixed 4x100m medley (Christian Esterhuyzen, Georgia Els, Matthew Pretorius, Jessica Carmody)
SILVER! Women’s 100m breaststroke: Georgia Els
SILVER! Girls 50m butterfly: Georgia Els
SILVER! Girls 200m freestyle: Jessica Carmody
SILVER! Boys 100m freestyle: Josh Esterhuyzen
SILVER! Boys 100m backstroke: Christian Esterhuyzen
SILVER! Girls 200m butterfly: Kaitlynn Horne
BRONZE! Boys 100m freestyle: Tumelo Mahan
BRONZE! Boys 50m breaststroke: Matthew Pretorius
BRONZE! Boys 100m backstroke: Lance Cromhout
TABLE TENNIS
Group match, girls: Team SA beat Angola 3-0
Group match, boys: Team SA beat Angola 3-0
Photo: ROGER SEDRES
