The 2017 SASAPD National Athletics Championships, hosted at the Westbourne Oval in Port Elizabeth (April 2 – April 4), produced three world records, nine continent records, and close to 70 national records on track and field. Participating Rio 2016 Paralympians all clocked world qualifying results in their respective items ahead of the London 2017 World…
Saturday (17 September) was the last day of track and field action at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games which witnessed South African athletes adding three more medals – gold, and two silver – to take the tally to seventeen. Stellenbosch’ Dyan Buis ran an incredible race to win gold in a new Paralympic record time…
Day nine (16 September) of the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics produced a 14th medal for South Africa and a second gold for Stellenbosch sports ambassador, Charl du Toit. Wearing his trademark smile, du Toit comfortably won the 400m T37 race, setting a new Paralympic record (51.13s) for another top spot to add to his 100…
What a day (15 September) for South Africa at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games with four more medals added to the team’s double digit tally. During the morning session, Ernst van Dyk powered to gold in the men’s road race clocking 1 hour 37 minutes 49 seconds. An excellent result at his seventh Games. “No…
Another medal was added for Team South Africa on the track yesterday when reigning world champion and silver medalist in London 2012, Anrune Liebenberg crossed the finish line in 58.88 seconds to win another silver at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil. Looking strong down the 100 meter straight, Liebenberg seemed set for gold…
At her fifth appearance for South Africa at the Paralympics, 45 year old Zanele Situ threw a personal best of 17.90 meters in the F54 seated javelin item to add bronze for the athletics squad at the Rio 2016 Games yesterday. Situ, now a triple javelin Paralympic medallist, (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and Rio 2016),…
Durban strong-man, Tyrone Pillay added a seventh medal for South Africa last night when he heaved an incredible 13.91 meters with his last attempt in shot put (F42) on the fifth day (12 September) of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. The distance, also a national and African record, won Pillay the bronze. Gold went to…
Sunday (11 September) track action produced four more medals for the South African team competing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (7-18 September). In the 100 meter T37 final, world and Paralympic record holder, Charl du Toit dashed to gold in 11.45 seconds followed by Egypt’s Mostafa Mohamed (11.54s)…
Day three (10 September) of the 2016 Paralympic Games saw some world-class performances from Team South Africa’s track stars. In long jump, 33 year old T12 athlete, Hilton Langenhoven added South Africa’s second gold of the Games with a 7.07 meter leap for top spot. After a disappointing 400 meter heat yesterday, when the three…
Day two (9 September) of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games featured only two South Africans in athletics action. First up, teenager Liezel Gouws faced a tough line-up in the 100 meter T37 final placing eighth in a season’s best time of 14.84 seconds. The 17 year old from Klerksdorp said afterwards that it was a…
