South Africa are represented across three sports on day three of the World University Games in Germany on Saturday. Paris Olympian Pieter Coetze broke the World University Games record in the 100m backstroke and lines up in the evening finals as the strong gold medal favourite, while Lara van Niekerk and Simone Moll both reached the finals of the 50m breaststroke.
BASKETBALL 3X3
Men’s in-play: South Africa vs Czechia
Women’s in-play: South Africa vs Hungary
SWIMMING
Men’s 100m backstroke, final: Pieter Coetze
Men’s 200m butterfly, heats: Dylan Wright
Men’s 200m breaststroke, heats: Matthew Randle, Shaun Thomas
Men’s 1500 freestyle, heats: Righardt Muller
Women’s 50m breaststroke, final: Lara van Niekerk and Simone Moll
Women’s 100m freestyle, final: Olivia Nel
Women’s 100m backstroke, heats: Hannah Pearse and Michaela de Villiers
Mixed 4x100m medley, heats: University Games Team SA
TENNIS
Men’s singles, round of 64: Carl Roothman vs Egor Agafonov
Women’s doubles, round of 32: Erine Lategan and Lilitha Ndungane vs Viirginia Ferrara and Marta Lombardini (Italy)
