In addition to the 24 names who’d already qualified for the Rio Olympics in May 2016, SASCOC has announced an additional 113 sporting ambassadors who will fly the flag for South Africa at the Rio Olympics this year. Brazil is said to be right and ready to kick off the games and wow the world with all kinds of sporting spectacles.
If you’re looking to watch the games live, remember to add five hours to your schedule for the correct times as Rio is a bit behind South Africa. Sporting enthusiasts can follow TeamSA via the @teamsa16 handle on Twitter or check out the #teamSArise hashtag. You can also download the teamSArise app on your phone for live team updates, news and schedules or to learn a bit more about our dashing sports representatives.
#TeamSA16 – the team in green and gold
Want to know who to vote for, scream for and cheer on? Then see the list below for the 137 individuals who will represent South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
- Abbubaker Mobara – Men’s football
- Akani Simbine – Men’s athletics
- Alan Hatherly – Men’s cycling
- Albertus Smith – Rugby sevens
- Alyssa Conley – Women’s athletics
- Amanda Dlamini – Women’s football
- Anaso Jobodwana – Men’s athletics
- Andile Dlamini – Women’s football
- Anel Oosthuizen – Women’s athletics
- An-Li Kachelhoffer – Women’s cycling
- Antonio Alkana – Men’s athletics
- Asenathi Jim – Men’s sailing
- Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio – Women’s cycling
- Ashleigh Simon – Women’s golf
- Bambanani Mbane – Women’s football
- Bradley Tandy – Aquatics
- Brandon Stone – Men’s golf
- Bridgitte Hartley – Women’s canoeing
- Calvyn Justus – Aquatics
- Cameron van der Burgh – Aquatics
- Carina Horn – Women’s athletics
- Caster Semenya – Women’s athletics
- Cecil Afrika – Rugby sevens
- Chad Ho – Marathon swim
- Chad le Clos – Aquatics
- Cheslin Kolbe – Rugby sevens
- Christine Kalmer – Women’s marathon
- Christopher Reid – Aquatics
- Clarence Munyai – Men’s athletics
- Daryl Impey – Men’s cycling
- David Hunt – Men’s rowing
- Deolin Mekoa – Men’s football
- Dominique Scott – Women’s athletics
- Douglas Erasmus – Aquatics
- Dylan Bosch – Aquatics
- Dylan Sage – Rugby sevens
- Elroy Gelant – Men’s athletics
- Erick Mathoho – Men’s football
- Gift Motupa – Men’s football
- Gillian Sanders – Women’s triathlon
- Henri Schoeman – Men’s triathlon
- Henricho Bruintjies – Men’s athletics
- Irvette van Zyl – Women’s marathon
- Ishmael Mngonyama – Men’s football
- Itumeleng Khune – Men’s football
- Jaco van Zyl – Men’s golf
- Jacob Maliekal – Men’s badminton
- Jacob Rozani – Men’s athletics
- Jake Green – Men’s rowing
- James Reid – Men’s cycling
- James Thompson – Men’s rowing
- Janine van Wyk – Women’s football
- Jarred Crous – Aquatics
- Jermaine Seoposenwe- Women’s football
- Jody February – Men’s football
- John Smith – Men’s rowing
- Jonathan Smith – Men’s rowing
- Juan de Jongh – Rugby sevens
- Julia Vincent – Diving
- Justin Geduld – Rugby sevens
- Justine Palgraman – Women’s athletics
- Kate Christowitz – Women’s rowing
- Keagan Dolly – Men’s football
- Khotso Mokoena – Men’s athletics
- Kirsten McCann – Women’s rowing
- Kyle Brown – Rugby sevens
- Kyle Dodd – Men’s cycling
- Lawrence Brittain – Men’s rowing
- Le Roux Hamman – Men’s athletics
- Lebo Phalula – Women’s marathon
- Lebogang Mothiba – Men’s football
- Lebogang Shange – Men’s athletics
- Lebohang Ramalepe – Women’s football
- Lee-Ann Persse – Women’s rowing
- Lenadra Smeda – Women’s football
- Linda Motlhalo – Women’s football
- Lindsay Hanekom – Men’s athletics
- Louis van Zyl – Men’s athletics
- Lousi Meintjes – Men’s cycling
- Lungile Gongqa – Men’s marathon
- Lusapho April – Men’s marathon
- Luvo Manyonga – Men’s athletics
- Lyndique Prinsloo – Women’s athletics
- Mamello Makhabane – Women’s football
- Maphosa Modiba – Men’s football
- Marc Mundell – Men’s athletics
- Mari Rabie – Women’s triathlon
- Matthew Meyer – Aquatics
- Menzi Masuka – Men’s football
- Michael Meyer – Aquatics
- Michelle Weber – Marathon swim
- Mothobi Mvala – Men’s football
- Myles Brown – Aquatics
- Noko Matlou – Women’s football
- Nompumelelo Nyandeni – Women’s football
- Nothando Vilikazi – Women’s football
- Octavia Nogwanya – Women’s football
- Paula Reto – Women’s golf
- Philippus Snyman – Rugby sevens
- Phumlani Ntshangase – Men’s football
- Refiloe Jane – Women’s football
- Richard Murray – Men’s triathlon
- Rivaldo Coetzee – Men’s football
- Robyn Moodaly – Women’s football
- Rocco van Rooyen – Men’s athletics
- Roger Hudson – Men’s sailing
- Rosko Specman – Rugby sevens
- Roxanne Barker – Women’s football
- Ruswahl Samaai – Men’s athletics
- Ryan Patterson – Men’s artistic gymnastics
- Rynhardt van Rensburg – Men’s athletics
- Sanah Mollo – Women’s football
- Seabelo Senatla – Rugby sevens
- Senastien Rosseau – Aquatics
- Shaun Keeling – Men’s rowing
- Sibusisu Mzima – Men’s marathon
- Stefan Brits – Men’s athletics
- Stefano Marcia – Men’s sailing
- Stephanie Malherbe – Women’s football
- Stephen Mokoka – Men’s athletics
- Sunnette Viljoen – Women’s athletics
- Tanya Seymour – Women’s equestrian
- Tashreeq Morris – Men’s football
- Tebogo Moerane – Men’s football
- Tercious Malepe – Men’s football
- Timothy Agaba – Rugby sevens
- Tlotliso Leotlela – Men’s athletics
- Tsholofelo Thipe – Women’s athletics
- Tyroane Sandows – Men’s football
- Ursula Grobler – Women’s rowing
- Vincent Breet – Men’s rowing
- Wayde van Niekerk – Men’s athletics
- Wayne Snyman – Men’s athletics
- Wenda Nel – Women’s athletics
- Werner Kok – Rugby sevens
- Willem Coertzen – Men’s athletics
- Zack Piontek – Men’s judo
Rio Olympics 2016 dates and venues
The opening ceremony for the Rio Olympics will occur on 5 August in Maracanã with some preliminary football matches preceding the ceremony. To see the daily schedule for the Olympics, simply click here or see the list of venues here.
We’re excited to see what our Olympic hopefuls will do at the games this year. Go Team South Africa!