
Swimming







Tatjana Schoenmaker grabbed South Africa's third gold medal of the Commonwealth Games when she won the 200m breaststroke with Kaylene Corbett coming in third.

Lara Van Niekerk and Pieter Coetzé grabbed Team South Africa's first gold medals of the 2022 Commonwealth Games as the duo dominated in the swimming events.

Former United States of Africa Donald Trump has criticised the participation of transgender women in female sports, saying it was ridiculous to Piers Morgan.

The recipients of various accolades were announced at the South African Sports Awards held in Durban, with Tatjana Schoenmaker and Siya Kolisi the big winners.

The world of swimming was upended by a shock result as Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, was upset by Iszac Henig, a transgender man, in the United States.