How Team South Africa Performed at the Paralympics on Friday, 30 August
PARA SWIMMING – Men’s 100m Backstroke – S13
Team SA’s Nathan Hendricks reached his second final in two days, finishing in 7th place overall with a time of 1:03.43, after qualifying in the morning heats with a time of 1:03.53.
PARA ATHLETICS
Men’s 100m – T12 – Round 1 – Heat
Team SA’s Jaco Smit finished second in his heat with a time of 11.12s. Unfortunately, his time was outside the fastest finishers, which would have qualified him for the final.
Women’s 200m – T37 – Final
Team South Africa’s Sheryl James finished 7th in her race with a time of 29.08s
WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
Men’s Singles – First Round
Team South Africa’s Alwande Sikhosana celebrated his birthday with a two-set win (6-4; 7-5).
Men’s Quad Doubles – Quarter Final
Team South Africa’s Donald Ramphadi and Lucas Sithole won their match in three sets (6-4; 6-7; [10]-[6]) to advance to the Semi-Final, where they will face the Number 1 seeds.
Women’s Doubles – First Round
Team South Africa’s Kgothatso Montjane and Mariska Venter won their
match in three sets (4-6; 6-1; [10]-[4]).
BOCCIA
Women’s Individual – BC3 – Preliminary Round – Pool B
Team SA’s Elanza Jordaan went down fighting, with a 4-2 loss to Ana Costa, who is making her second appearance at the Paralympic Games (after Tokyo). Elanza officially scored her first points as a Paralympian in her second Pool B match.
She will play her final Pool B match on Saturday, 31 August.
Men’s Individual – BC3- Preliminary Round – Pool A
Team SA’s Karabo Morapedi went down 7-1 in his second Pool A match.
He will play his final Pool match on Saturday, 31 August.
