Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Vatambi veSouth Africa vakatanga kutora chikamu muMitambo yeOlympic yezhizha ya1904 muSt. Louis, apo vatambi vashoma vekunze vakasvika uye varongi vakakoka vatori vechikamu che1904 World's Fair kuti vakwikwidze. General Piet Cronjé, Len Taunyane, naJan Mashiani, vose vaiva varwi vehondo yeBoer avo vakanga vatapwa navaBritain paSt. Helena pashure peHondo yePaardeberg uye vakanga vaitazve mifananidzo yehondo pamutambo, vakapinda mumutambo wemarathon wavarume
. Taunyane naMashiani ndivo vatema vokutanga muAfrica kuti vapinde mumitambo yeOlympic, uye vatema chete kuti vamiririre South Africa mumitambo yeOlympic kusvikira pakapera rusaruraganda.