Star wheelchair tennis player Kgothatso “KG” Montjane withdrew from all competition at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Montjane was scheduled to face China’s Luoyao Guo in the first round of the women’s singles at Roland Garros on Saturday but was not able to take the court due to personal reasons and Guo was awarded the win on a walkover.
The withdrawal from Paris 2024 Games also means that Kgothatso will no longer participate
in the women’s doubles, after she and her partner, Mariska Venter, won their Friday first round match against the French duo of Emmanuelle Morch and Charlotte Fairbank.
Para-swimmer Christian Sadie qualified second fastest for the final in the men’s S2 200m Individual Medley and despite swimming an area record in the final he placed fifth in an African record.
First in action on the day was S13 para-swimmer Nathan Hendricks who was competing for the third successive day and he reached his third successive evening final after finishing third in his 400m freestyle heat in 4:17.07. That left him fifth fastest ahead of the final.
Alani Ferreira finished third in her women’s S13 400m freestyle heat in an African record 4:58.06 and qualified for the final as 8th fastest overall.
Men’s T12 shot putter Manie Blom finished seventh in the final, T64 long jumper Tezna Abrahams finished 11th, while at Roland Garros, star wheelchair tennis player KG Montjane withdrew from the tournament due to personal reasons.
ATHLETICS
Men’s shot put, T12 final: Manie Blom produced his international PB and area record 13.16m with his fifth attempt to place seventh overall
Women’s long jump, T64 final: Tezna Abrahams had a best leap of 4.46m, which was an area record, to finished 11th. The 4.46m came with her first attempt, followed by jumps of 4.37m and 4.35m
Men’s long jump, T63 final: Puseletso Mabote finished sixth in an area record 6.44m
BOCCIA
Women’s individual, BC3, Preliminary Pool B: Elanza Jordaan lost to Evani Calado (Brazil) 5-0
Men’s individual, BC3, Preliminary Pool A: Korabo Morapedi lost to Patrick Wilson (GBR) 9-0
SWIMMING
Men’s 400m freestyle, S13 heats: Nathan Hendricks placed third in his heat in 4min 17.07sec, which qualified him fifth fastest for the evening final
Men’s 400m freestyle, S13 final: Nathan Hendricks finished sixth in 4:18.75
Women’s 400m freestyle, S13 heats: Danika Vynche finished fifth in her heat in 5min 10.91sec which saw her place 10th overall and miss out on the final
Women’s 400m freestyle, S13 heats: Alani Ferreira finished third in her heat in an African record 4:58.06 and she qualified for the final as eighth fastest overall
Women’s 400m freestyle, S13 final: Alani Ferreira finished eighth in another African record 4:55.95
Men’s 200m IM, SM7 heats: Christian Sadie won his heat in 2:35.98 to qualify second fastest for the final
Men’s 200m IM, S7 final (8.02pm): Christian Sadie finished fifth in an African record 2:35.02
WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
Women’s singles, first round: Mariska Venter lost to Yui Kamiji (Japan) 6-2, 6-1
Women’s singles, first round: Kgothatso Montjane lost to Louyao Guo (China) walkover
Quad singles, first round: Lucas Sithole lost to *2 Niels Vink (Netherlands) 6-0, 6-2
Quad singles, first round: Donald Ramphadi lost to Leandro Pena (Brazil) 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
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