Donné Breytenbach Claims South Africa’s First Judo Medal in Glasgow

Donné Breytenbach won bronze in the women's 57kg judo, South Africa's first judo medal of the Games, at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, Scotland on Friday, 31 July 2026. Photo: Charmaine Botes Visser / Team SA

Donné Breytenbach’s 33-second ippon sealed South Africa’s first judo medal of the Games, while Elmere van der Berg shot 48 from 49 as the netballers beat Uganda 62-54 to claim fifth and settle an African rivalry in Glasgow, Scotland on Friday.

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