Gold for Team SA at the Paralympics!

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By Liesl Smit


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South Africa won TWO gold medals at the Tokyo Paralympics today, through long-jumper Ntando Mahlangu and 400m runner Anrune Weyers!

Mahlangu, who is 19-years-old, set a new world record of 7.17 metres in the T63 final. Weyers won her 400m T45 final in a time of 56.05.

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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