South Africa’s Silver Surfer & Liquid Silver

Ashfak Mohamed ashfak.mohamed@inl.co.za

Ashfak Mohamed ashfak.mohamed@inl.co.za IF you want to have an idea of just how important surfing is in the life of Bianca Buitendag, she said it all in just a few words after clinching a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics yesterday. “It’s like a therapy to me – it’s the closest thing to heaven,” said the 27-year-old from Victoria Bay on the Garden Route amidst the celebratory mood at the Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach, which is located about 64km east of the Japanese capital city, on the eastern-most point of the country. Buitendag was an outside bet as the 17th seed, but victories over seven-time world champion Australian Stephanie Gilmore, Yolanda Hopkins of Portugal and second seed Caroline Marks of the US saw her line up in yesterday’s final against No…

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Cape Times (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2021-07-28

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