Kemisetso Baloyi
{{Short description|South African rugby sevens player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use South African English|date=October 2023}}
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| height_cm = 159
| weight_kg = 59
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| repsevensyears1 = 2022–
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Kemisetso Baloyi (born 8 March 1998) is a South African rugby sevens player.
Rugby career
Baloyi has been playing rugby since she was 15.{{Cite web |last=Xolani |first=Mathibela |date=26 July 2022 |title=Big hits and sidesteps get Kemisetso Baloyi's adrenaline pumping |url=https://www.up.ac.za/alumni/news/post_3090559-big-hits-and-sidesteps-get-kemisetso-baloyis-adrenaline-pumping |access-date=6 August 2022 |website=University of Pretoria |language=en}} In 2022, she helped the Tuks Women team win the Centrales Sevens tournament in France.
Baloyi debuted for South Africa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where they finished seventh overall.{{cite web |last1=Mostert |first1=Herman |title=Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.news24.com/sport/othersport/team-sa-squad-named-for-2022-commonwealth-games-20220608 |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=news24.com}}{{cite web |title=Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.sarugby.co.za/news-features/articles/2022/07/21/soyizwapi-plaatjies-to-lead-sa-sevens-teams-at-commonwealth-games/ |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=sarugby.co.za}}{{Cite web |date=31 July 2022 |title=SA Women's Sevens finish on a high in Birmingham |url=https://saru-umbraco.azurewebsites.net//news-features/articles/2022/07/31/sa-women-s-sevens-finish-on-a-high-in-birmingham/ |access-date=6 August 2022 |website=SA Rugby}}
In 2024, She was a member of the South African side that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 |url=https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/olympics/paris-2024/participating-nations/south-africa |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=www.world.rugby}}{{Cite web |date=27 July 2024 |title=Dazel says We are ready to embrace the moment of Paris 2024 |url=https://saru-umbraco.azurewebsites.net//news-features/articles/2024/07/27/dazel-says-we-are-ready-to-embrace-the-moment-of-paris-2024/ |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=SA Rugby}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.sarugby.co.za/match-centre/player-detail/?playerId=31fcf5f9-7433-43e1-b02e-a0c4aa816bdc&teamId=f05adf65-3339-468d-9d02-a9f86edc85cb Kemisetso Baloyi] at Springbok Women's Sevens
- {{Olympics.com|kemisetso-baloyi}}
- [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/kemisetso-baloyi_1934601 Kemisetso Baloyi] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|67498}}
- {{Instagram|name=Kemisetso Shalene Baloyi}}
{{South Africa women's sevens 2024 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:South Africa international women's rugby sevens players
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for South Africa
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:LGBTQ rugby union players
Category:21st-century South African sportswomen
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