The championships are crucial in the athletes' pursuit of securing slots for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Any athlete finishing in the top 4 or better will qualify for one slot.
JOHANNESBURG - South African T44 world record holder in the 100m, 200m and long jump and Paralympic Games record holder Mpumelelo Mhlongo is among the athletes currently in France preparing to compete at the World Para Athletics Championships from 8 to 17 July.
Final at the World Para Athletics Championships, Dubai. #ParaAthletics #Dubai2019 [Photo Cred: Athletics Africa] pic.twitter.com/E1VyuiTLtY“One of the greatest South African athletics coaches, Suzanne Ferreira, always preached that ‘a happy athlete is a fast athlete’. We have been blessed with health lately so it has allowed me to be intentional on my happiness,” said the para-athlete on his preparations.
FILE: South African T44 world record holder for 100m, 200m and long jump and Paralympic Games record holder Mpumelelo Mhlongo. Picture: phantomtoes/Twitter. _ “I do not believe para-sports gets enough attention, especially with the inspiring stories and people that make up that community. How much attention it deserves is too contextual to say but I believe there will come a time whereby para-sports will mean more to its communities and then inherently get the attention it deserves.”
Fast and furious Floors in the 100m T64 final!@j_floors 🇩🇪 takes 🥇 the and Mpumelelo Mhlongo 🇿🇦 sets a new WORLD RECORD - beating his WR he set this morning.' #ParaAthletics #PARIS23 November 11, 2019 Mhlongo has represented South Africa at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games, where he broke the T44 200m world record and set the T44 200m, 100m, and long jump Paralympic Games records. His first Paralympic appearance was at the Rio 2016 Paralympics Games.
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