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Mpumelelo Mhlongo reflects on his remarkable achievements at the Paris Paralympics, where he secured South Africa's first gold medal and a bronze, inspiring celebrations across the nation.
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Mpumelelo Mhlongo first claimed gold in the men’s T44 100m before adding the bronze in the Men’s T64 200m.
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Mhlongo, who won gold in the 100m T44 race, also brought home a bronze in the men’s T64 200m.
Team SA ended their Paralympics campaign with a decent haul of six medals – two golds and four bronze – and as a result they ended in 46th position.
Track and field again dominated South Africa’s medal tally at teh Paralympic Games with four of the six medals coming from various events in the iconic Stade de France.
The Paris Paralympics were the ‘greatest ever’ according to one former IOC marketing executive, while another said the games ‘delivered in spades’.
Team South Africa’s Paris Paralympics campaign in the pool wrapped up with Christian Sadie’s fifth place finish in the S7 50m butterfly final on Saturday.
Team SA’s Mpumelelo Mhlongo clocked a T44 world record time of 22. 62 as he won the bronze medal in the men’s 200m - T64 final.
It was history in the making and records being broken by South Africa’s athletes at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.
Team South Africa teenager Simone Kruger needed a Paralympics record to see off her competitors, as she produced a best throw of 38. 70m during her third attempt.
While the World Championships bronze medallist Alani Ferreira was hoping to reach the podium in Paris, she had to be content with fifth place, but achieved it in an even quicker time, lowering her new record to 1:21. 36.
Lucas Sithole and Donald Ramphadi became the continent’s first wheelchair tennis athletes to win any medal after defeating Leandro Pena and Ymanitu Silva 6-2 6-4.
Five athletes will be in action for Team SA, at the Paris Olympics on Friday
There were no medals for Team SA at the Paris Paralympics on Thursday, but Alani Ferreira broke the African record after a brave swim in her discipline.
South Africa are standing on four medals with one gold and three bronze, leaving them in 51st position.
Two medals will be up for grabs on Thursday at the Paris Paralympics for Team SA, one in para cycling and one in para athletics.
Mpumelelo Mhlongo was unable to add to South Africa’s medal tally when he placed fifth in the men’s long jump - T64, but he did break his world record in the T44 category on the night.
Cyclist Nicolas Pieter du Preez and the wheelchair tennis duo of Donald Ramphadi and Lucas Sithole won bronze medals at the Paris Paralympics on Wednesday afternoon.
Eight athletes will be in action for Team SA at the Paris Paralympics on Tuesday, with three possible medals up for grabs.
South Africa’s Kat Swanepoel and Nathan Hendricks both set new African records in the pool at the Paris Paralympics on Tuesday.