{
  "id": 19600647,
  "title": "The brutal road to LA 2028: What SA athletes need to do for Olympic qualification",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/the-brutal-road-to-la-2028-what-sa-athletes-need-to-do-for-olympic",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-12T04:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sport/olympics/2026-11-12-the-brutal-road-to-la-2028-what-sa-athletes-need-to-do-for-olympic-qualification/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "From Olympic silver medallists Bayanda Walaza and Jo-Ané van Dyk to 400m sensation Leendert Koekemoer, we analyse South Africa’s frontline contenders and relay lifelines.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}