South Africans are going all out to celebrate their first gold medal at the Olympics, courtesy of swimmer Tatjana Smith. And that means bringing out all the memes in true Mzansi fashion.
The 27-year-old bagged first place in the 200m breaststroke in Paris on Monday evening.
She is now set to compete in the 200m breaststroke on Wednesday, which she also hopes to win gold.
SPORTS SUPPORTERS CELEBRATE TATJANA SMITH’S WIN
On social media, South Africans ave posted countless congratulatory messages to Olympics gold medallist Tatjana Smith.
This includes an official message from the President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture.
On a light-hearted note, Saffas have proved how everything can make anything and everything a joke.
One TikToker posted a funny meme dedicated to Tatjana based on US rapper Blue Face’s 2018 hit song Thotiana.
“Bust down Tatjana”, the fan sings.
@jeremy_duplessis Wooow Guys ive got no words! PROUD IS A UNDERSTATEMENT! Go Tatjan Go 🇿🇦!#jeremyduplessis #mzansitiktok #olympicspirit #olympics ♬ original sound – Javier Romero
On the X app, others have posted funny memes about SA swopping in when it came to swimmers and gold medals.