PARALYMPICS 2024: Day 2 line-up for Team SA in Paris
Team South Africa will compete in athletics, boccia, swimming and wheelchair tennis on Friday.
Team South Africa at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Picture: Supplied.
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will compete in four sports codes on Friday - athletics, boccia, swimming and wheelchair tennis.
The athletics action starts with the bronze medallist from Tokyo 2020, Sheryl James, involved in a straight final in the women’s T37 200m.
Boccia pool action continues, while Nathan Hendricks is again the sole Team SA swimmer in action in the men’s S13 100m backstroke.
The wheelchair tennis event will see five Team SA players taking to the clay courts.
ATHLETICS
Men’s T12 100m (10.30am): Jaco Smit
Women’s T37 200m, final (7.53pm): Sheryl James
BOCCIA
Women’s individual, BC3, Preliminary Pool B (2pm): Elanza Jordaan vs Ana Costa (Portugal)
Men’s individual, BC3, Preliminary Pool A (9.40pm): Korabo Morapedi vs William Arnott (GBR)
SWIMMING
Men’s 100m backstroke S13, heats (11.06am): Nathan Hendricks
WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
Men’s singles, first round (12noon): Alwande Sikhosana vs Gustavo Carneiro Silva (Bra)
Quad doubles, quarter-final (12noon): Donald Ramphadi and Lucas Sithole vs Cayulef and Perez (Chile)
Women’s doubles, first round (12noon): KG Montjane and Mariska Venter vs Fairbank/Morch (France)