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South Africa announces plan to bid for Olympic Games

Samuel Gathimba winner 20KM Race Walk dance to the tune of victory during the World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025 at The Ulinzi Sports Complex on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. [Jonah Onyango,Standard]


South Africa plans to bid for the 2036 or 2040 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the government said Thursday, aiming to bring one of the world's biggest sporting events to Africa for the first time.

The country was the first on the continent to host the football World Cup in 2010.

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