Mpumelelo Mhlongo was unable to add to South Africa’s medal tally when he placed fifth in the men’s long jump - T64, but he did break his world record in the T44 category on the night.
FILE - South Africa’s Mpumelelo Mhlongo celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Men's 100m - T44 Final on Sunday. Photo: Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via AFPWhile Mhlongo’s best jump of 7.12m was not good enough to earn him a medal in the T64 event, he did break the world record — which he held — for the T44 category.James clocked a time of 13.69 as she finished heat 1 in third place behind American Taylor Swanson and Fenfen Jiang of China.
Competing in the men’s H1 individual time trial, Du Preez managed to cross the finish line in a time of 36:07.05 to win the bronze medal. In the para equestrian individual event Grade IV, Philippa Johnson-Dwyer flew the South African flag high as she finished 14th overall with a total score of 63.889.
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