{
  "id": 19488494,
  "title": "OPINION: Olympic codes in SA need an overhaul, or the exodus won’t stop with Tatjana Smith",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/opinion-olympic-codes-in-sa-need-an-overhaul-or-the-exodus-wont-stop",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T11:10:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/opinion-olympic-codes-overhaul-exodus-tatjana-smith/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tatjana Smith, Benjamin Richardson and Matthew Sates are jumping ship, and others might follow suit.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "BREAKING: Olympic icon Tatjana Smith quits Team SA to swim for another country",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/breaking-olympic-icon-tatjana-smith-quits-team-sa-to-swim-for-another",
        "published": "2026-11-10T17:18:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "South Africa Olympic gold medallist Smith to swim for Netherlands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/south-africa-olympic-gold-medallist-smith-to-swim-for-netherlands",
        "published": "2026-11-10T23:13:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}