Tatjana Schoenmaker R850 000 Richer After Heroic Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Showing

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Mthethwa said his department increased the prize money from previous years.

He showered both athletes with felicitations for doing exceptionally at the Olympics.

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South African swimming sensation Tatjana Schoenmaker bagged two of the three medals the nation walked away with from the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Image: Jean Catuffe/ Getty Images.Source: Getty Images

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