STELLENBOSCH: South African rugby sevens coach Neil Powell sometimes had to answer the question “What for?” as he drove his players through strenuous conditioning and skills training sessions during a long, coronavirus-enforced break from competitive action.
Now there is a goal in sight –- the Tokyo Olympic Games, where the Springbok sevens team, the Blitzboks, will be realistic medal contenders in the July 26-31 tournament.
They won a bronze medal in the first Olympic sevens tournament in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
“The Olympics is the biggest sporting event in the world,” said Powell. “We got a medal last time but it was not the colour we wanted.”
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