Olympic athletes come home.

Gold medallist and world record breaking breaststroke swimmer, Cameron Van Der Burgh with Gold and Silver winning butterfly specialist, Chad Le Clos showing their medals to the awaiting crowd of supporters when they arrived at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, on the 9th August after their competition.

 Chad Le Clos's medals from the 100 and 200 metre butterfly.

The rest of the team arrived on the 14th August, the lightweight 4 rowing team that won Gold, Silver medallist 800 m runner Caster Semenya and Bridgitte Hartley, that won bronze in the kayak 500m.

Caster Semenya greets her grandmother at the airport after returning from the Olympics in London.

Rhino Capture

SANParks Wildlife Veterinary Services vets collect samples from a Rhino that had been darted in an operation to sample and relocate the Rhino to another area within the park. DNA profiling is the newest way of trying to combat Rhino-Poaching which is a major problem in South Africa.

The 6 -7 year old Rhino was darted, captured and samples were taken in an operation that ran like a well-oiled machine.The whole process took 22 minutes and then she was guided to a moving crate and moved to a holding area where she will be relocated to another area within the park.

Published page from The Citizen, 30 July 2012

Springboks win @ Ellis Park

Bismarck Du Plessis scores a try between the poles during the Test Match between South Africa and England held at Coca-Cola Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Springboks won the game 36-27, clinching the series from the touring side.

Morne Steyn is tackled hard as Willem Alberts follows up.

Comrades 2012

Runners try to keep warm as they line up at the start of the 2012 Comrades Marathon in Pietermaritzburg, ahead of the gruelling 89.28 km run. The ultra-marathon has been run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban alternating every year since 1921. It started as a tribute to fallen soldiers of the First World War, the first event had 34 starters and 16 finishers, the 2012 edition of the marathon had 11 894 finishers, making it not only the oldest ultra marathon in the world, but also the biggest.

A street performer runs along with a runner for a while at a one of many spectator points along the route.

The leading group at about 70km, which comprised of former 3 time winner, Stephen Muzinghi (Second from left) and eventual winner Ludwick Mamabolo (Second from right).

A cow crosses ahead of a second group which included eventual 5th placer Leonid Shvetsov.

Crowds lined the route supporting not only the elite runners, but every runner that came through.

South African Ludwick Mamabolo coming in to win the race in a time of 5:31:03.

 

PS, 19 June 2012

The South African Institute for Drug Free Sport confirmed that Ludwick Mamabolo tested positive for Methylhexaneamine, a banned substance. He faces a two year ban and being stripped of the Comrades title, if an independent tribunal finds him guilty.

Ferrari day @ Montecasino

Ferraris on display are reflected of the back of a Ferrari Berlinetta at Montecasino on Sunday, 27 May 2012. The Southern Equitorial Ferrari Automobili Club(SEFAC) held their annual show day at Montecasino, where the Monaco Grand Prix was shown on the big screen and over 70 Ferraris were on display.