Not only was he the first medallist but also a gold medal winner, as he scorched to victory at the Stade de France on Sunday.
Cameron van der Burgh, one of South Africa’s Olympic stars, has admitted to using illegal dolphin kicks to gain an advantage and ultimately win the 100m breaststroke final at the Olympics in London several days ago. Despite the transgression, the International Swimming Federation (FINA) are unable to sanction him as the admission came five days after the event.
Michael Johnson, a four-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter, has been quoted as saying that he believes slave descendants make better athletes and that the controversial topic should not be avoided, but rather discussed openly.