Team South Africa’s Sheryl James and Liezel Gouws finished fourth and fifth as they missed out on the medals in the women’s 400m - T37 final at the Paris Paralympics.
FILE - South Africa’s Liezel Gouws, seen here in action during the 2020 games in Tokyo, finished fifth in the women’s 400m -T37 final at the Paris Paralympics on Tuesday. Photo: Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via AFP’s Sheryl James and Liezel Gouws finished fourth and fifth as they missed out on the medals in the women’s 400m - T37 final at the
Ukraine’s Natalia Kobzar claimed the gold medal, while Tokyo champion Fenfen Jiang of China could only win the silver this time. Viktoriia Slanova, racing under the Neutral Paralympic flag, rounded up the top three. The highlight of the final was Ihar Boki of Belarus, swimming under the Neutral Paralympic Athlete flag, winning he race in a world record time of 2:02.03 to become the most successful male paralympic athlete of all time.Sheryl James clocked in at 1:06.88, securing 4th place in the T37 400m final! 🌟 Though just shy of the podium, her incredible effort and determination continue to inspire us all.
👏 Christian Sadie finished 5th in the Men's 100m Backstroke S7 final with a time of 1:13.03! Well done, Christian! 🇿!]>🇦On the track, Tezna Abrahams did not advance to the next round of the women’s 200m T64 after placing fifth in heat two. Abrahams elimination came after she had clocked a personal best time of 31.17.
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