South African's Gold Medal winners received a Gold BlackBerry Bold 9900 from RIM
But this was more than just any BlackBerry phone. It was a limited edition, top-of-the-line BlackBerry Bold 9900 in Gold that RIM's Managing Director of South Africa, Alexandra Zagury, handed over to each of the country's Gold Medal winners. The athletes awarded the Berry's included Cameron van der Burgh who set a new the world record and won a gold medal at the same time, in the Men's 100m Breaststroke, Chad le Clos who beat Michael Phelps to win a gold medal in the Men's 200m Butterfly as well as a silver medal in the Men's 100m Butterfly and all four members of the Men's Lightweight Four Rowing Team - James Thompson, Matthew Brittain, John Smith and Sizwe Ndlovu.
It's enough of an incentive to make BlackBerry fans in the country start training for the 2016 games.
Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.
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