Eyewitness News28 July 2024 | 7:17

Paris 2024: Team SA in action on Sunday (Day 3) at the Olympics

There is a full day of competition, with Team SA involved in 10 sports, but only mountain bike cycling is a medals event.

Paris 2024: Team SA in action on Sunday (Day 3)  at the Olympics

Team South Africa at the Paris Olympic Games. Picture: @OfficialTeamRSA/X.

JOHANNESBURG - Team SA heads into the third day of the Paris 2024 Olympics with one medal in the bank, courtesy of the men’s rugby sevens team who took the bronze medal. There is a full day of competition, with Team SA involved in 10 sports, but only one (mountain bike cycling) is a medals event.

Follow all the latest updates on the Team SA website. All times are local and SA.

CYCLING

Women’s MTB cross-country (2.10pm): Candice Lill

EQUESTRIAN

Eventing, cross-country (10.30am-3pm): Alexander Peternell

FENCING

Men’s epee, table of 64 (10am): Harry Sanee vs Vadim Sharlaimov (Kaz)

Men’s epee, table of 32 (12.25pm): Harry Sanee TBC

Men’s epee, table of 16 (3.05pm): Harry Sanee TBC

Men’s epee, table of 8 (4.25pm): Harry Sanee TBC

Men’s epee, semi-finals (8pm): Harry Sanee TBC

GYMNASTICS

Women’s artistic, qualifying (9.30am): Caitlin Rooskrantz

HOCKEY

Women’s Pool B (12.45pm): Team SA vs Australia

Men’s Pool A (8.15pm): Team SA vs Great Britain

ROWING

Men’s pair, heats (11.20am): Christopher Baxter and John Smith

RUGBY SEVENS

Women’s Pool B (4pm): Team SA vs Australia

Women’s Pool B (7pm): Team SA vs Ireland

SWIMMING

Women’s 100m breaststroke, heats (11.36am): Tatjana Smith

Men’s 100m backstroke, heats (11.54am): Pieter Coetze

Women’s 200m freestyle, heats (12.12pm): Aimee Canny

Women’s 100m butterfly, final (8.40pm): Erin Gallagher TBC

Men’s 100m backstroke, semi-finals (9.32pm): Pieter Coetze TBC

Women’s 100m breaststroke, semi-finals (9.10pm): Tatjana Smith TBC

Women’s 200m freestyle, semi-finals (9.50pm): Aimee Canny TBC

SKATEBOARDING

Women’s street prelims (12noon): Boipelo Awuah

Women’s street final (5pm): Boipelo Awuah TBC

SURFING

Women’s second round (7pm): Sarah Baum vs Camila Kemp (Ger)

Men’s round 2 (11.48pm): Jordy Smith and Matt McGillivray