The medals came thick and fast for Team SA at the African Games on Monday with a rich haul of 21 on the day taking them to 50.
In weightlifting both Jon Antohein-Phillips and Anneke Spies picked up, literally, six medals – three bronze and three silvers.
Catherine van Rensburg, Caitlin de Lange, Jonah Pool-Jones and the women’s 4x200m freestyle won gold, Kate Meyer, Matthew Caldwell, Jarden Eaton, Tayla Jonker and the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team took silvers and Georgia Els, Cameron Casali, Hannah Mouton and Andrew Ross claimed bronze.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Men’s Group Stage PB
Team SA (Danilo Von Ludwiger/Leo Williams) beat Mozambique 2-0
CHESS
Men’s Blitz Invitational
Round 1: Banele Mhango Bye
Round 2: Banele Mhango lost to David Silva (Angola) 1-0
Round 3: Banele Mhango lost to Rakotomaharo Antenaina (Madagascar) 1-0
Round 4: Banele Mhango drew with Rongwane Gomolemo (Botswana) 0.5 to 0.5
Round 5: Banele Mhango beat Sergio Pereira (Sao Tome and Principe) 1-0
Round 6: Banele Mhango lost to Bassem Asim (Egypt) 1-0
Round 7: Banele Mhango beat Hussein Asabi (Libya) to Asabri Hussain (Libya) 1-0
Round 8: Banele Mhango beat Mwali Chitumbo (Zambia) 1-0
BRONZE! Round 9: Banele Mhango beat Arab Adlani (Algeria) 1-0
Women’s Blitz Invitational
Round 1: Jesse February drew with Marie Tchetche (Ivory Coast) 0.5 to 0.5
Round 2: Jesse February beat Valerevna Marchkina (Senegal) 1-0
Round 3: Jesse February beat Vania Vilhete (Mozambique) 1-0
Round 4: Jesse February drew with Junior Ednasia (Angola) 0.5 to 0.5
Round 5: Jesse February lost to Wafa Shahenda (Egypt) 1-0
Round 6: Jesse February lost to Natalia Banda (Botswana) 1-0
Round 7: Jesse February beat Mahasambatra Tsinjoviniavo (Madagascar) 1-0
Round 8: Jesse February lost to Samson Pace (Nigeria) 1-0
Mixed Team Blitz
Round 1: Team SA beat Sao Tome and Principe 2-0
Round 2: Team SA lost to Egypt 2-0
Round 3: Team SA beat Equatorial Guinea 2-0
Round 4: Team SA drew with Uganda 1-1
Round 5: Team SA drew with Madagascar 1-1
Round 6: Team SA drew with Mozambique 1-1
Round 7: Team SA drew with Zambia 1-1
Round 8: Team SA lost to Algeria 0.5 to 1.5
Round 9 – finals: Team SA beat Angola 1.5 to 0.5
CRICKET
Women’s semi-final
Team SA beat Uganda by 50 runs
Team SA 122-4 after 20 overs (Nondumiso Shangase 38, Miane Smit 20
Uganda 72 in 18.4 overs (Kayla Reyneke 3-13, Jane Winster 2-12, Nondumiso Shangase 2-15)
SWIMMING
Men’s 400m, freestyle, heats
Cameron Casali won his heat in 4:06.09 to qualify 3rd fastest for the final
Matthew Caldwell finished 2nd in his heat in 4:02.06 to qualify 2nd fastest for the final. Egypt’s Marwan Elkamash (3:59.8) set the standard
Men’s 400m freestyle, final
SILVER! Matthew Caldwell raced to the silver when finishing second behind Egypt’s Marwan Elkamash, who won in 3:51.79. Caldwell timed 3:57.80
BRONZE! Cameron Casali claimed the bronze medal in 3:58.73
Men’s 100m butterfly, heats
Jarden Eaton won his heat in 54.23 to qualify 2nd fastest for the final
Kaydn Naidoo finished 3rd in his heat in 54.51 to qualify 5th fastest for the final
Men’s 100m butterfly, final
SILVER! Jarden Eaton surged to the silver medal in 53.45, with Egypt’s Abdalla Nasr touching first in 53.29
Kaydn Naidoo finished 4th in the same race in 54.16
Men’s 50m backstroke, heats
Kaydn Naidoo finished 3rd in his heat in 27.89 and placed 10th overall, missing out on a place in the final
Jonah Pool-Jones won his heat in 26.07 to qualify fastest for the final
Men’s 50m backstroke, final
GOLD! Jonah Pool-Jones was given the same time as Abdellah Ardjoune (25.85) and both shared the gold.
Men’s 200m breaststroke, heats
Andrew Ross won his heat in 2:19.95, which qualified him 2nd fastest for the final
Petrus Truter finished 2nd in his heat in 2:21.28 which qualified him joint 3rd fastest for the final
Men’s 200m breaststroke, final
BRONZE! Andrew Ross claimed the bronze when he touched the wall 3rd in 2:18.20
Petrus Truter finished 4th in the final in 2:19.17
Men’s 4x200m freestyle, final
SILVER! Team SA won silver in 7:31.86, behind Egypt
Women’s 50m backstroke, heats
Caitlin de Lange finished 2nd in her heat in 29.75 which qualified her 4th fastest for the final
Tayla Jonker won her heat in 29.38 which qualified her fastest for the final
Women’s 50m backstroke, final
GOLD! Caitlin de Lange produced the second Games record when she won gold in 28.76
SILVER! Tayla Jonker chased her teammate home and claimed silver in 29.00
Women’s 100m butterfly, heats
Hannah Mouton finished 2nd in her heat in 1:04.77, behind Egypt’s Nour Elgendy (1:01.21). Mouton goes into the final as 6th fastest qualifier
Tasmin Nabbie placed 6th in her heat in 1:14.07 and missed out on a place in the final
Women’s 100m butterfly, final
Hannah Mouton placed 7th in the final in 1:05.55
Women’s 400m freestyle, final
GOLD! Catherine van Rensburg won the gold medal in a time of 4:17.92
BRONZE! Hannah Mouton took the bronze medal in 4;22.89
Women’s 200m breaststroke, final
SILVER! Kate Meyer missed out on gold by 0.02sec when touched off by Algeria;s Raina Nefsi. Meyer clocked 2:23.35
BRONZE! Georgie Els claimed the bronze when3rd in.2:37.17
Women’s 4x200m freestyle, final
GOLD! Team SA claimed the gold when they beat Egypt to win in 8:27.31
WEIGHT LIFTING
BRONZE! Men’s 73kg: Jon Antohein-Phillips 275
BRONZE! Men’s 73kg snatch: Jon Antohein-Phillips 122
BRONZE! Men’s 73kg clean & jerk: Jon Antohein-Phillips 153
SILVER! Women’s 59kg: Anneke Spies
SILVER! Women’s 59kg snatch: Anneke Spies
SILVER! Women’s 59kg clean & jerk: Anneke Spies
WRESTLING
Men’s freestyle, 65kg, qualification: Michael Mhlanga beat Sahraoui Chouaib (Algeria) 7-6
Men’s freestyle, 65kg, 3-5 final: Michael Mhlanga lost to Manaceu Ngonda (Angola) 10-0 7-6
Men’s freestyle, 86kg, qualification: Ben Theron beat Ivan Masakwe (Uganda) 11-0
BRONZE! Men’s freestyle, 86kg, quarter-finals: Ben Theron beat Adama Sarr (Gambia) 9-0
Photo: Frennie Shivambu in Accra
Compiled by Gary Lemke