Coetzee soaks up emotional Paris experience
When we’ve watched Louzanne Coetzee we’ve all had the opportunity to do a little jig of joy, or shout of “y-e-s-s-s”, whether it be at...
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Team SA
- 6 days ago
The making of a Paralympic gold medallist
More than an hour after having the Paralympic discus gold medal placed around her neck, Simone Kruger was still doing interviews and...
Team SA
- 6 days ago
A world record secures Mhlongo a bronze
Mpumelelo Mhlongo calls himself “blessed” but rarely has someone deserved things to go his way as they did for the 30-year-old at the...
Team SA
- Sep 7
Kruger lights up Paralympics with discus gold
Simone Kruger is only 19 but she arrived in the French capital as the world champion and the world record holder in the F38 discus. All...
Team SA
- Sep 7
How Team SA fared on Friday
There was a changing of the guard in the T62 400m when Paul Daniels recorded a personal best and Daniel du Plessis announced his...
Team SA
- Sep 6
How Team SA fared on Thursday
The sunshine disappeared in Paris and rain clouds descended over the French capital but nothing could dampen Team SA’s spirits on...
Team SA
- Sep 5
How Team SA fared on Wednesday
Such are the vagaries of the Paralympic classification system that Mpumelelo Mhlongo broke the world record in the T44 long jump at the...
Team SA
- Sep 4
Team SA in action on Wednesday
Gold medallist Mpumelelo Mhlongo is back in action on a busy day for Team SA at the 2024 Paralympics. He competes in the men’s T64 long...
Team SA
- Sep 4
How Team SA fared on Tuesday
There were two African records in the pool but no medals for Team SA on Tuesday at the 2024 Paralympics. They remain on two medals...
Team SA
- Sep 3
Mabote fifth but Los Angeles 2028 still beckons
Puseletso Mabote cut a distraught figure as he attempted to digest his run in the final of the men’s T63 100m at the 2024 Paralympics...
Team SA
- Sep 3
Weir gives it everything in Paralympic debut
Kirsty Weir emphatically proved that it’s not how you start but how you finish when she cut through the field to place eighth in the...
Team SA
- Sep 3
Coetzee's PB secures her Paralympic bronze
Louzanne Coetzee doubled Team SA’s medal tally at the 2024 Paralympics when she won the bronze medal in the 1 500m at the Stade de France...
Team SA
- Sep 2
‘I’ve opened the floodgates!’ says joyous Mhlongo
Mpumelelo Mhlongo heard Nkosi sikelel’iAfrika played loudly in front of a packed 80 000 Stade de France stadium on Sunday night and...
Team SA
- Sep 2
Mhlongo shows why he’s our new golden boy
South Africa has a new sporting hero. Step forward Mpumelelo Mhlongo, who delivered the country’s first medal at the 2024 Paralympic...
Team SA
- Sep 2
Anderson bows out with head held high
Shaun Anderson bowed out of the 2024 Paralympics with moist eyes, a chest filled with pride and the admiration of thousands of spectators...
Team SA
- Sep 2
How Team SA fared on Sunday
Star sprinter Mpumelelo Mhlongo won Team SA’s first medal at the 2024 Paralympics – and it was gold. The men’s T44 100m world record...
Team SA
- Sep 1
Stade de France ‘gees’ shakes Blom to his bones
Manie Blom had his first experience of Paralympic competition, produced his best performance outside of South Africa and then promptly...
Team SA
- Sep 1
Team SA in action on Sunday
Team SA will be excited about the schedule on Sunday with the prospects of a first gold medal coming in the evening session at the Stade...
Team SA
- Sep 1
How Team SA fared on Saturday
Star wheelchair tennis player Kgothatso “KG” Montjane withdrew from all competition at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Montjane was...
Team SA
- Aug 31
Rain doesn’t damper Team SA's enthusiasm
It was a frustrating Friday for Team SA’s tennis contingent at the 2024 Paralympics, with rain causing continuous disruptions to the...
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