SA long jump athlete Jovan van Vuuren is at the receiving end of alleged death threats, coming a day before he was set to take to the field in his first Olympics.
Alleged death threats followed a star South African field athlete to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games ahead of a then-thrilling debut.
South African long jumper Jovan van Vuuren became the apparent target of a personal attack, coming to a head when he received the harmful messages.This was as the 28-year-old prepared for his event on Saturday, 3 August, one day before competing at his first Olympic Games."Long jumper Jovan van Vuuren competed in the men's qualification round on Sunday against the backdrop of despicable threats via WhatsApp against him and his family members.
Van Vuuren's performance during the long jump qualifying saw him missing out on a spot in the final after producing a best leap of 7.70m.PAY ATTENTION:Tshepiso Mametela is a seasoned journalist with eight years of experience writing for online and print publications. He is an evening/weekend editor at Briefly News.
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