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DAY 1 - Highlights of all the SA athletes in Rio
Events and results for Day 1 of the Rio Olympics.
Day 1 of the Rio Olympics saw the first of the SA athletes in competition. Twenty of the fifty SA athletes competed in 7 sports across both genders. See all of the results below.
Olympic Games Schedule - SASI Athletes
| SPORT | EVENT | ATHLETE/S | ROUND | OPPOSITION | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball | Men | Joe Ingles | Group A Game 1 | France | Win 87-66 |
| Women |
Cayla George Laura Hodge Erin Phillips Stephanie Talbot | Group B Game 1 | Brazil | Win 84-66 | |
| Beach Volleyball | Women |
Louise Bawden Taliqua Clancy |
Pool F Game 1 | Alfaro/C Charles (CRC) |
Win 2-0 21:15, 21:14 |
|
Mariafe Artacho del Solar Nicole Laird |
Pool C Game 1 | Walsh/Ross USA |
Loss 0-2 14:21, 13:21 | ||
| Cycling - Road | Men's Road Race | Rohan Dennis | Final | DNF | |
| Hockey | Women |
Jane Claxton Karri McMahon Georgie Parker Gabi Nance |
Pool B Game 1 | Great Britian | Loss 1-2 |
| Rowing | Women's Double | Sally Kehoe | Heat |
2nd progressed to Semi-final | |
| Men's Double | Chris Morgan | Heat |
3rd progressed to Semi-final | ||
| Men's Quad |
Sasha Belonogoff James McRae | Heat |
1st progressed to Final | ||
| Swimming | Men's 100m Breaststroke | Joshua Palmer | Heat 3 |
5th Eliminated | |
| Tennis | Men's Singles | Thanasi Kokinakkis | First Round | Gastae Elias (ESP) |
Loss 0-2 Eliminated |
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