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South African Schoeman wins Commonwealth triathlon
11:11 CAT | 05 Apr 2018
Schoeman beat Australia's Birtwhistle. EPA
South African athlete Henri Schoeman has won gold in the men’s triathlon in the Commonwealth Games.
Schoeman completed a 750m open-water swim, a 20km cycle and a 5km run in 52 minutes 31 seconds.
Australia’s Jacob Birtwhistle finished second.
Another African medal winner is Marie Ranaivosoa from Mauritius. The female weightlifter won silver in the women’s 48kg category of weightlifting.
She was beaten to gold by India’s Chanu Mirabai.
Some 19 African nations are taking part in the Commonwealth Games in Australia at the moment.
Source: BBC
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