PARALYMPICS 2024: Day 1 line-up for Team SA in Paris
Team South Africa will compete in para-swimming, boccia and archery on Thursday.
Para-athlete Shaun Anderson will represent South Africa at the 2024 Paralympics in archery. Picture: Jacques Nelles/ Eyewitness News.
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will compete in three sports codes on Thursday - archery, para-swimming and boccia.
In archery, now three-time Paralympian, Shaun Anderson, is involved in the men’s individual ranking, before both boccia competitors, Karabo Morapedi and Elanza Jordaan, make their Paralympic debuts.
Swimming sees Nathan Hendricks take to the water and is a potential finalist in the men’s 100m butterfly S13, depending on the outcome of his morning heats.
Below are the times:
ARCHERY
Men’s W1 individual ranking round (9am): Shaun Anderson is one of 17 para-archers in action.
BOCCIA
Men’s individual, BC3, Preliminary Pool A (2pm): Korabo Morapedi vs Daniel Michel (AUS).
Women’s individual, BC3, Preliminary Pool B (8pm): Elanza Jordaan vs Kei Yuen Ho (Hong Kong).
SWIMMING
Men’s 100m butterfly, S13 heats (11.03am): Nathan Hendricks is in the first of two heats. The fastest 8 qualifiers from the heats go to the final.
Men’s 100m butterfly, S13 final: Nathan Hendricks TBD.