IN PICS: SA Olympic medallists receive spirited welcome at OR Tambo International Airport
Hundreds of people gathered at OR Tambo International Airport to welcome Team South Africa as they returned with six medals in total, their joint-highest total since 2012.
Gold Olympic medallist Tatjana Smith at OR Tambo International Airport Photo: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News
JOHANNESBURG - Olympic winners - gold medallist Tatjana Smith; and silver medallists Bayanda Walaza and Bradley Nkoana were welcomed home by South Africans on 13 August 2024.
Hundreds of people gathered at OR Tambo International Airport to welcome Team South Africa as they returned with six medals in total, their joint-highest total since 2012.
Fans waited for the arrival of Gold Olympic medallist Tatjana Smith and Silver Olympic medallists Bayanda Walaza and Bradley Nkoana at OR Tambo International Airport. Photo: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News
Many came with flags and placards of support for Gold Olympic medallist Tatjana Smith and Silver Olympic medallists Bayanda Walaza and Bradley Nkoana at OR Tambo International Airport. Photo: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News
Gold Olympic medallist Tatjana Smith takes a selfie with fans at OR Tambo International Airport Photo: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News
Gold Olympic medallist Tatjana Smith poses with her medal at OR Tambo International Airport Photo: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News
Gold Olympic medallist Tatjana Smith is handed bouquets of flowers as she arrives at at OR Tambo International Airport Photo: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News
Silver Olympic medallist Bradley Nkoana at OR Tambo International Airport Photo: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News
Silver Olympic medallist Bayanda Walaza at OR Tambo International Airport Photo: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News
Silver Olympic medallists Bayanda Walaza and Bradley Nkoana at OR Tambo International Airport. Photo: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News
Silver Olympic medallist Bayanda Walaza is welcomed with a hug at OR Tambo International Airport. Photo: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News
Gold Olympic medallist Tatjana Smith with Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie at OR Tambo International Airport. Photo: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News
Silver Olympic medallists Bayanda Walaza and Bradley Nkoana with Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie and other officials at OR Tambo International Airport. Photo: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News