Nigeria received a big lash from Team USA as they had a terrible loss of 73:156 in the Men’s Basketball Tournament yesterday.
Africa still won another gold medal in the
Men’s Lightweight Four in the Rowing Tournament courtesy the South African
team.
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| South Africa's Victorious Rowing Team |
In Swimming, South African, Roland Schoeman, will take part
in the final of the Men’s 50m Freestyle, later this evening.
Still in the same tournament, South Africa’s Chad Le Clos
will aim for another medal in the final of the Men’s 100m Butterfly.
The final of the Women’s 200m Backstroke has seven-time
Olympic medal champion Kirsty Coventry from Zimbabwe.
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| The Olympic Stadium, venue of the Athletics Tournament |
Africa's hopes to raise her medal count should increase, as the
Athletics Tournament begins today with qualification rounds in most of the
events, though the final of the Women’s 10,000m will take place this night, and
the lineup will include Tirunesh Dibaba, Werknesh Kidane, and Beleynesh Oljira
of Ethiopia; Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot, Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego and Joyce
Chepkirui of Kenya.
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