South Africa at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
| South Africa at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | RSA |
| NPC | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 28 August 2024 – 8 September 2024 | |
| Competitors | 20 in 7 sports |
| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
South Africa is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France from 28 August to 8 September.
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Boccia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Equestrian | TBD | TBD | 1 |
| Swimming | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Wheelchair tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 20 |
Archery
[edit]South Africa secured a quota place in the men's W1, event by virtue of their result at the 2024 Africa–Oceania Qualification Tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Men's individual W1 | — | ||||||||
Athletics
[edit]South African track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- DQ = Disqualified
- PR = Paralympic Record
- AR = Area (or continental) Record
- NR = National Record
- SB = Season's Best
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track & road events
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 100 m T12 | |||||
| 100 m T44 | |||||
| 100 m T63 | |||||
| 400 m T47 | |||||
| 400 m T62 | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 100 m T37 | |||||
| 1500 m T11 | — | ||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Men's shot put F46 | |||
| Women's discus throw F38 | |||
Boccia
[edit]South Africa confirmed two quotas (one in men and one in women), by virtue of their result as the highest rank nation's in the BC3 pairs event, at the 2023 Africa Regional Championship in Cairo.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Men's individual BC3 | — | ||||||||||
| Women's individual BC3 | — | ||||||||||
| Mixed pairs BC3 | — | ||||||||||
Cycling
[edit]South Africa entered one male para-cyclist after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[2]
Equestrian
[edit]South Africa entered one para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition, by virtue of the nations individual final world para dressage rankings.
Swimming
[edit]South Africa entered five swimmers (two men and three women), through the results at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines; and by achieving the Minimum Qualification Standard (MQS) allocation slots.[3]
- Men
| Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Christian Sadie | 50 m freestyle S7 | ||||
| 100 m backstroke S7 | |||||
| 50 m butterfly S7 | |||||
| 200 m freestyle SM7 | |||||
| Nathan Hendricks | 400 m freestyle S13 | ||||
| 100 m backstroke S13 | |||||
| 100 m breaststroke SB13 | |||||
| 100 m butterfly S13 | |||||
- Women
Wheelchair tennis
[edit]South Africa entered one players into the Paralympics by virtue of the gold medal results at the 2023 African Para Games in Accra, Ghana.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Men's singles | ||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "SA Boccia athletes make history as they qualify for their first Paralympics". Microsoft Start. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
- ^ "World Para Swimming Rankings Paris 2024 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 March 2024.