South Africa gained six medals on the just lately concluded Paris 2024 Paralympics in France – which resulted in good-looking pay days for these medal winners.

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South Africa’s medals got here through Mpumelelo Mhlongo who gained a gold medal within the males’s 100m – T44 and a bronze medal within the 200m – T64.

Simone Kruger gained South Africa’s different gold medal within the ladies’s discus – F38.

Bronze medals had been additionally gained by Louzanne Coetzee within the ladies’s 1 500m – T11, Pieter du Preez within the males’s H1 Particular person Time Trial (hand biking), whereas the wheelchair tennis pairing of Donald Ramphadi and Lucas Sithole teamed as much as win bronze within the Quad Doubles.

Algeria (twenty fifth place) had been the highest African nation with 11 medals (six golds, 5 bronzes), with Tunisia in twenty seventh additionally with 11 medals (5 gold, three silver, three bronze).

Morocco ended thirty first with 15 medals (three gold, six silver, six bronze), whereas Nigeria had been fortieth with seven medals (two gold, three silver, two bronze).

Egypt completed forty first, additionally with seven medals (two gold, two silver, three bronze) with Ethiopia in forty fourth with three medals (two gold, one silver).

South Africa had been subsequent finest from an African perspective in forty sixth place.

By means of comparability, on the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, South Africa completed in thirty fourth place with 4 golds, one silver and two bronze medals.

Monetary incentives

As a reminder, the South African Sports activities Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) confirmed that South Africa’s Paralympians would earn the similar quantity as their Olympic counterparts ought to the depart Paris with medals.

These incentives had been:

Gold medallists R400 000 and the coach R100 000
Silver medallists R200 000 and the coach R50 000
Bronze medallists R75 000 and the coach R25 000

As well as, guides will obtain the identical payout as coaches.

Which means by way of athletes’ cash earned, Mpumelelo Mhlongo will pocket R475 000 whereas Simone Kruger will financial institution R400 000.

Louzanne Coetzee and Pieter du Preez will every earn R75 000 for his or her bronze medals, whereas it’s unclear how a lot Donald Ramphadi and Lucas Sithole shall be paid, however it’s anticipated to be both R40 000 or R50 000 every.

All advised, 85 nations gained a minimum of one bronze medal.

China had been by a long way to best-performing nation as soon as once more in Paris, topping the medal desk with 220 medals, made up of 94 golds, 76 silvers and 50 bronzes.

As reported by The South African web site, South Africa had been represented by 28 athletes in 9 totally different sports activities codes at this yr’s Paraympics.

Staff South Africa squad for Paris 2024 Paralympics

ARCHERY

Males: Shaun Anderson (W1)

Administration: Barbara Manning

ATHLETICS

Males: Mpumelelo Mhlongo (T44 100m and lengthy bounce), Kerwin Noemdo (F46 shot put), Puseletso Mabote (T63 100m and lengthy bounce), Collen Mahlalela (T47 400m), Khumo Pitso (T46 excessive bounce), Jaco Smit (T12 100m), Daniel du Plessis (T62 400m), Hermanus Blom (F12 shot put), Erasmus Badenhorst (information, 1500m), Claus Kempen (information, marathon) and Paul Daniels (T22 400m)

Ladies: Simone Kruger (T38 discus), Sheryl James (T37 100m, 200m, 400m), Louzanne Coetzee (T11 1 500m and marathon), Liezel Gouws (T37 200m and lengthy bounce) and Yane van der Merwe (F44 discus)

Administration: Lappies Swanepoel, Jason Sewanyana, Michael Louwrens and Daniel Damon

BOCCIA

Males: Karabo Cassius Morapedi (BC3) and Matobako Vincent Ramochela (BC3 ramp operator)

Ladies: Elanza Jordaan (BC3) and Sandre Jordaan (BC3 ramp operator)

Administration: Reinet Barnard and Marisa Potgieter

CYCLING

Males: Pieter du Preez

Administration: Mark Williams (mechanic) and Ilse du Preez

EQUESTRIAN

Ladies: Philippa Johnson-Dwyer and Christiaan Haazen (groom)

Supervisor: Ingeborg Sanne

JUDO

Males: Ndyeni Lamani (J1, beneath 73kg)

Administration: Dirk Crafford

PARA-TRIATHLON

Ladies: Kirsty Weir

Administration: Rohan Kennedy

SWIMMING

Males: Nathan Hendricks (S13 200m particular person medley, 100m backstroke, SB13 100m breaststroke) and Christian Sadie (S7 50m butterfly, 100m backstroke, 50m freestyle, SM7 200m particular person medley)

Ladies: Alani Ferreira (S12 400m freestyle, SB12 100m breaststroke, SM12 200m Particular person Medley, S12-S13 100m butterfly), Danika Vyncke (SB13 100m breaststroke) and Kat Swanepoel (SM5 200m Particular person Medley, S5 50m backstroke, 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, SB4 100m breaststroke, S14 400m freestyle)

Administration: Theo Verster, Chad Peterson and Julayga Cassim

WHEELCHAIR TENNIS

Males: Alwande Sikhosana, Donald Ramphadi and Lucas Sithole

Ladies: Kgothatso Montjane and Mariska Venter

Administration: Genevieve Barnes and Patrick Selepe