Team SA’s girls volleyballers won gold at the Region 5 Games in Windhoek, becoming the first girls team from South Arica to do so. The boys were unable to match the feat, but still picked up silver against Zimbabwe in their final, writes Mark Lemke.
The history-making girls faced Mozambique in a final that went down to the wire. Team SA won the first set 25-22, however their opponents responded well and levelled the match up 1-1.
Set three went to the South Africans and the fourth went the other way. This left a thrilling first-to-15 finale. Team SA had no interest in letting it slip, and the girls turned it up a gear and dominated. They won the final set 15-6 and cemented…
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