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Article: Mbalula happy with Olympics performance
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South Africa's performance at the Olympic Games shows the country is a force to be reckoned with, Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula said in Johannesburg on Monday.
"South Africa is again emerging as a winning nation," he said.
"South Africa is again emerging as a winning nation," he said.
Mila
Honorary Master
And now the ass will throw another party with tax payer's money.
LCBXX
Honorary Master
I could care less of Fikele Mbalula's opinion on our athlete's performance. If he actually gave a rats ass, he would facilitate way more investment into sports development instead of throwing farewell parties and making ridiculous performance commitments on behalf of sports-people he did not care to know 1 week before. Give credit where it is due, you fscking politician, without taking some for yourself.
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daveza
Honorary Master
Well, compared to the previous ones that is hardly earth-shattering news.
While giving all respect to our medal winners, 6 medals considering the size of our population is dismal.
Mediocrity is nothing to celebrate.
LCBXX
Honorary Master
It is when you need to praise your minute contribution to the cause.
thijei
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6 is the most medals we have ever achieved since readmission...but we need to win more medals outside of the water. The Kenyans and Ethiopians are having too much dominance in the mid and long distance running. On the track (sprints) I think we can forget it as there are two powerhouses there (Jamaica and USA).
thestaggy
Honorary Master
Well, compared to 2008 it is a massive improvement but we most certainly are not a force to be reckoned with. When New Zealand can get twice your medal tally with a tenth of the population size, well then, you really are not a force.
daveza
Honorary Master
Track events - USA, Russia, then Jamaica.
I think we had only two athletes to speak of in the field events ( decathlon excluded ) - javelin and long jump.
Rocket Raccoon
Executive Member
Even Best Korea beat us.
thestaggy
Honorary Master
Kazakhstan as well. I doubt most people even know where that country is.
thestaggy
Honorary Master
People in Khazikstan are probably saying the same about South Africa.
True. Them being a backward former Soviet state and all.
daveza
Honorary Master
For me the most impressive athlete was Willem Coertzen who came 9th overall in the mens decathlon.
And Barry Stander was almost in the medals yesterday, coming 5th in the cross country mountain bike event.
And Barry Stander was almost in the medals yesterday, coming 5th in the cross country mountain bike event.
McSack
Executive Member
Jagshemash!! These are the country of a Kazakhstan...where the moustaches of men taste like the testes of their friend, and many a woman have vagine which hang like a sleeve of wizard.
24th place in the medals tally puts us EXACTLY where we aught to be if we're looking at population levels. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population
So yes, adequate and mediocre - but not a bad performance.
So yes, adequate and mediocre - but not a bad performance.
Azbubu
Honorary Master
We were beaten by a fictional nation? :wtf: not very nice.