Team SA confirm flag bearer for Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has announcing that Anaso Jobodwana will be the flag bearer for Team SA at the closing ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.

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The ceremony will officially close the global sporting showpiece that started on 23 July and which has proven to be a triumph of the human spirit over adversity. 

The president of SASCOC, Barry Hendricks, offered his congratulations to Jobodwana.

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“This is a tremendous honour for Anaso for whom this is a third Olympics. He is still only 29 and he is now one of the leaders of Team SA’s sprinters who have risen up the world rankings. He is an inspirational young man and recently the community of Phakamisa in the Eastern Cape unveiled a wall mural of him.

“That shows how respected he is in the community and he represents all that is good about our wonderful country. We are proud to have Anaso carrying the flag,” Hendricks added.

On a personal level in Tokyo, Jobodwana reached the semi-finals in the men’s 200m but finished last in his semi-final thus failing to reach the final.

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