Watch: Mpumelelo Mhlongo’s golden run at the 2024 Paralympics

A first gold medal yesterday, and three more opportunities today, signifies a successful two days at this year’s Paralympic Games.

South Africa's first medal of the 2024 Paralympic Games is in the bag, thanks to a blistering run by Mpumelelo Mhlongo in the men's T44 100m race last night.

The man who was our flag bearer at the opening ceremony ran a season's best time of 11.12s to beat Cuban Yamel Luis Vives Suares and Malaysian Eddy Bernard to the gold medal. Last night's run was a few split seconds off the Paralympic and world records, both held by Mhlongo, but was nonetheless a spectacular sprint by the South African.Several other South Africans were in action yesterday; here's some of the highlights: High-jumper Khumo Pitso finished fifth with a new African record jump of 1.98m.

Long-jumper Liezel Gouws finished eighth in the women's long jump T37 final and will compete in the Women's T37 400m final tomorrow. Sprinter Louzanne Coetzee finished second in her heat yesterday and will compete in today's final at 10:11. Athlete Puseletso Mabote won his heat yesterday with a Paralympic record-equalling time and will run in tonight's Men's 100m T63 final at 19:40.

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