Dylan Bettencourt
Umbhukudi uTatjana Schoenmaker uzuzele iNingizimu Afrika indondo yokuqala emidlalweni yama-Olimpiki yalo nyaka, ephuma endaweni yesibili emdlalweni wabesifazane we-100m breaststroke.
Ungowokuqala obhukudayo wesifazane waseNingizimu Afrika ukuthola indondo kuma-Olimpiki kusukela ngendondo yethusi kaPenny Heyns kuma-Olimpiki ase-Sydney ngowezi-2000.
USchoenmaker uqale kabuhlungu emzileni wesine futhi wabheka embangweni wokuwina igolide ngesikhathi engowokuqala ukufinyelela kuleli thuba.
Kodwa osemusha waseMelika uLydia Jacobs ube nesikhathi esihle sokugcina esimenze wathola indondo yegolide. Owakuleli uqede ngesikhathi esingu-1: 05.22 kwathi uJacobs oneminyaka eyi-17 waqeda ngo-1: 04.95.
Kuyinto enhle kakhulu kuSchoenmaker, ogxile emidlalweni ye-200m.
“Kuyamangalisa!” Kusho uSchoenmaker.
Uthe unethemba lokuthi abantu baseNingizimu Afrika bazothola ithemba empumelelweni yakhe.
“Ngokusobala sibhekene nesikhathi esinzima okwamanje,” esho.
“Siyazi ukuthi ezemidlalo zihlanganisa abantu. Siyibonile neNdebe Yomhlaba Yombhoxo ngakho-ke siyathemba ukuthi nama-Olimpiki enza okufanayo.”
Lo othole indondo yesiliva manje usezogxila kwi-breaststroke ayithandayo ye-200m, umdlalo uzoqala ngoLwesithathu ngo-12.49pm.
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