It was a brave re-visitation of home soil on Tuesday night for the public group in the wake of arriving at OR Tambo International Airport with the greatest take of decorations from a CAA African Senior Athletics Championships starting around 1993.
In Mauritius, South Africa got a sum of 36 platform places made of 9 golds, 13 silvers, 14 bronze to wrap sprinters up behind Kenya in the last standings. Kenya, who held the mainland crown, won 10 golds having gotten just 23 awards altogether.
The air terminal went into a brief halt as families, fans and different travelers, invited the group as they assembled to a roaring air of shouts and sounds vuvuzelas.
It was bittersweet tears euphoria for some as the air unfurled into routine.
"These are our legends and champions that we invite back to the nation," said a happy James Moloi, the President of Athletics South Africa. "They didn't surrender and stayed focussed in any event, when the weather conditions was unforgiving and threatening. They battled on until the end. That is the thing the genuine Mzansi soul is made of.
"We thank the entire group for the largest number of awards ever at the African title and we will involve this as a motivation to battle for the following African Senior Athletics Championships. This gives us any desire for moving exhibitions at the World Athletics Championships one month from now in Oregon, USA and the Commonwealth Games in England in August. It was extremely uplifting to see that a great deal of our young competitors are making the world to focus."
South Africa's medallists are: In gold:Werner Visser (men's plate), Mire Reinstorf (ladies' pole vault), Zeney van der Walt (ladies' 400m obstacles and 4x400m hand-off), Miranda Coetzee (ladies' 400m and 4x400m transfer), Taylon Bieldt (ladies' 4x400m hand-off), Precious Molepo (4x400m hand-off), Sokwakhana Zazini (men's 400m obstacles), Jo-Ane van Dyk (spear), Allan Cumming (men's sledge toss), Ischke Senekal (ladies' shot put).
Silver decoration champs: Victor Hogan (Victor Hogan men's disk), Taylon Bieldt (ladies' 400m H), Kyle Blignaut (men's shot put), Ryan Mphahlele (men's 1 500m), Wayne Snyman (men's 20km walk), McKyla van der Westhuizen (spear), Fredriech Pretorius (decathlon), Henricho Bruintjies, Cheswill Johnson, Antonio Alkana and Benjamin Richardson (men's 4x100m), Marzaan Loots, Banele Shabangu, Charlize Eilerd and Phindile Khubheka (ladies' 4x100m), Tshepang Makhethe (men's mallet toss), Cheswill Johnson (men's long leap), Shannon Verster (heptathlon), Akani Simbine (men's 100m).
Bronze medallists: Clarence Munyai (men's 200m), sprinter Prudence Sekgodiso (ladies' 800m), Mpho Links (men's high leap), 2.15m) and spear hurler Phil-Mar Janse van Rensburg (javelin)74.10m), Jana van Schalkwyk (spear), Jesse Perez (decathlon), Valco van Wyk (shaft vault), Zonica Lindeque (ladies' shot put), Yvonne Robson (ladies' high leap), Henricho Bruintjies (men's 100m), Carina Horn (ladies' 100m), Marione Fourie (ladies' 100m H), Antonio Alkana (men's 110m H).
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