<p>South Africa’s most decorated Olympian, swimmer Chad Le Clos, hopes to defy the odds to achieve second gold at 32 in the 100-meter butterfly event. Moroccan B-Boy, Bilal Mallakh, aims to dazzle the crowds with his explosive moves in this year’s new discipline of Olympic Breaking. South African Skateboarding prodigy, Boipelo Awuah, withdrew from her event in Tokyo 2020 due to an accident and now is looking for Olympic redemption.</p>
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These African playmakers are making a splash in this year's Paris 2024 Olympic Games

South Africa’s most decorated Olympian, swimmer Chad Le Clos, hopes to defy the odds to achieve second gold at 32 in the 100-meter butterfly event. Moroccan B-Boy, Bilal Mallakh, aims to dazzle the crowds with his explosive moves in this year’s new discipline of Olympic Breaking. South African Skateboarding prodigy, Boipelo Awuah, withdrew from her event in Tokyo 2020 due to an accident and now is looking for Olympic redemption.

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<p>South Africa’s most decorated Olympian, swimmer Chad Le Clos, hopes to defy the odds to achieve second gold at 32 in the 100-meter butterfly event. Moroccan B-Boy, Bilal Mallakh, aims to dazzle the crowds with his explosive moves in this year’s new discipline of Olympic Breaking. South African Skateboarding prodigy, Boipelo Awuah, withdrew from her event in Tokyo 2020 due to an accident and now is looking for Olympic redemption.</p>
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These African playmakers are making a splash in this year's Paris 2024 Olympic Games
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