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Paris 2024: South Africa’s Tatjana smith wins Africa’s first gold medal 

Paris 2024: South Africa’s Tatjana smith wins Africa’s first gold medal 

South Africa’s Tatjana Smith clinched Africa's first gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday. The 27-year-old swimmer won the women’s 100-metre breaststroke event with a late surge in a thrilling battle. Smith, a gold medallist in the 200m breaststroke in Tokyo 2020, triumphed with a time of 1:05.28 ahead of China's Tang Qianting, who got the silver medal in 1:05.54, while Ireland's Mona McSharry settled...

Paris 2024: South Africa’s Tatjana smith wins Africa’s first gold medal 

Paris 2024: Tatjana Smith retires from swimming after claiming silver medal

South Africa's Tatjana Smith confirmed her retirement on Thursday after winning a silver medal in the women's 200 metres breaststroke. The 27-year-old came to Paris as the defending champion but was edged by American Kate Douglass. Smith won the 100 metres breaststroke title earlier this week and said it was time to hang up her goggles. "I think it's really just now embracing life and seeing...