Team South Africa kicked off the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday, with the Rugby Sevens, and on Thursday Wian Roux represented the country in the men’s individual ranking round for archery.
However, the Olympic Games officially get underway after the opening ceremony on Friday.
READ MORE: Team SA schedule and results
One hundred and thirty-eight (138) members of Team SA will take part in 19 sporting codes, with nine reserves for some codes.
The final squad and sporting codes
Aquatics:
Men (3): Pieter Coetze (100m, 200m backstroke), Chad le Clos (100m butterfly), Matthew Sates (100m, 200m butterfly and 200m IM)
Women (6): Aimee Canny (200m freestyle), Kaylene Corbett (200m breaststroke), Erin Gallagher (100m butterfly), Rebecca Meder (200m IM), Tatjana Smith (100m, 200m breaststroke), Julia Vincent (diving, 3m springboard)
Archery:
Men: Wian Roux (recurve)
Athletics:
Men (23): *Kyle Blignaut (shot put), *Edmund du Plessis (800m), Elroy Galant (marathon), *Victor Hogan (discus), Gardeo Isaacs (4x400m), *Cheswill Johnson (long jump), Shaun Maswangani (100m, 200m, 4x100m), Stephen Mokoka (marathon), *Ryan Mphalele (1500m), Zakithi Nene (400m, 4x400m), Bradley Nkoana (4x100m), Antonie Nortje (4x400m), Lythe Pillay (400m, 4x400m), Francois Prinsloo (discus), *Brian Raats (high jump), Benjamin Richardson (100m, 200m, 4x100m), Akani Simbine (100m, 4x100m), Adrian Swart (4x400m), Tshepo Tshite (1500m), Wayde van Niekerk (200m), Jovan van Vuuren (long jump), Bayanda Walaza (4x100m), Adriaan Wildschutt (5000m, 10000m)
Women (11): *Miranda Coetzee (400m), *Mine de Klerk (shot put), Ashley Erasmus (shot put), Marione Fourie (100mH), Zeney Geldenhuys (400mH), Rogail Joseph (400mH), Cian Oldknow (marathon), Prudence Sekgodiso (800m), Gerda Steyn (marathon), *Jo-Ane van Dyk (javelin), Irvette van Zyl (marathon)
Badminton:
Women: Johanita Scholtz
Canoeing:
Men (2): Andrew Birkett (kayak sprint), Hamish Lovemore (kayak sprint)
Women (2): Tiffany Koch (kayak sprint), Esti Olivier (kayak sprint)
Cycling:
Men (4): Ryan Gibbons (road), Jean Spies (track), Alan Hatherley (MTB), *Vincent Leygonie (BMX)
Women (4): Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (road), Tiffany Keep (road), Candice Lill (MTB), Miyanda Maseti (BMX)
Equestrian:
Men: Alexander Peternell (eventing)
Fencing:
Men: Harry Saner (epee)
Golf:
Men (2): Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Erik van Rooyen
Women (2): Ashleigh Buhai, Paula Reto
Gymnastics:
Women: Caitlin Rooskrantz (artistic)
Hockey:
Men (16): Daniel Bell, Dayaan Cassiem, Mustapha Cassiem, Calvin Davis, Matthew Guise-Brown, Andrew Hobson, Keenan Horne, Gowan Jones, Ryan Julius, Tevin Kok, Zenani Kraai, Samkelo Mvimbi, Nqobile Ntuli, Bradley Sherwood, Nicholas Spooner, Jacques van Tonder
Women (16): Taheera Augousti, Quanita Bobbs, Stephanie Botha, Dirkie Chamberlain, Erin Christie, Kayla de Waal, Paris-Gail Isaacs, Marie Antoinette Louw, Ongeziwe Mali, Ntsopa Mokoena, Edith Molikoe, Kristen Paton, Hannah Pearce, Celia Seerane, Anelle van Deventer, Onthatile Zulu
Judo:
Women: Geronay Whitebooi
Rowing:
Men (2): John Smith (pair), Christopher Baxter (pair)
Women (1): Paige Badenhorst (single skull)
Rugby Sevens:
Men (12): Christoffel Grobbelaar, Ryan Oosthuizen, Impi Visser, Zain Davids, Quewin Nortje, Tiaan Pretorius, Shaun Williams, Selvyn Davids, Tristan Leyds, Rosko Specman, Siviwe Soyizwapi, Shilton van Wyk
Women (12): Liske Lategan, Ayanda Malinga, Kemisetso Baloyi, Zintle Mpupha, Sizophila Solontsi, Mathrin Simmers, Nadine Roos, Elizabeth Janse van Rensburg, Veroeshka Grain, Marlize de Bruin, Maria Tshiremba, Byrhabdre Dolf
Skateboarding:
Men (2): Dallas Oberholzer (park), Brandon Valjalo (street)
Women: Boipelo Awuah (street)
Sport Climbing:
Men (2): Joshua Bruyns (speed climbing), Mel Janse van Rensburg (lead boulder)
Women (2): Aniya Holder (speed climbing), Lauren Mukheibir (lead boulder)
Surfing:
Men (2): Matthew McGillivray, Jordy Smith
Women (1): Sarah Ann Baum
Triathlon:
Men (2): Henri Schoeman, Jamie Riddle
Women (1): Vicky van der Merwe
Wrestling:
Men: Nicholaas de Lange (97kg)
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Teams SAPS in Paris
Meanwhile, South African Police Service (SAPS) members will also represent the country in Paris. They will be adding to the security complement for the Olympics. SAPS spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe, says the 15 officers, comprising members of the Public Order Policing Units from all nine provinces departed on Wednesday. They are in the country, at the cost of the French government, as part of a skills-sharing opportunity concerning crowd management control.
“Our Public Order Police officers have been involved in the policing of several world class events including the BRICS summit and AGOA which took place without incident and disruptions. We are confident that this opportunity will allow members to come back to share and transfer skills and knowledge to other members which will assist us in enhancing the policing of large gatherings and crowds.”
