Team SA are in action at the Deaflympics in Tokyo competing across four sports – track and field athletics, golf, table tennis and swimming.
RESULTS SO FAR
ATHLETICS
Men
100m: Karabo Moeletsi qualified for the semi-finals where he finished 6th in his race in 11.32 and didn’t progress to the final
200m: Karabo Moeletsi was eliminated in the heats with a time of 23.40
100m: Aobakwe Mphahlele was eliminated in the heats with a time of 12.37
200m: Aobakwe Mphahlele was eliminated in the heats with a time of 24.36
100m: Obakeng Thlako was eliminated in the heats with a time of 11.87
200m: Obakeng Thlako was eliminated in the heats with a time of 23.28
High jump: Ronnie Shabalala cleared 1.80m at the first attempt but failed in three attempts at 1.83m and finished 9th in the one-off high jump final
Long jump: Ronnie Shabalala had a distance of 6.03m with his second jump, but it fell short of qualifying for the final
Women
100m: Nikysha Pieters was eliminated in the heats, in 13.77
GOLF
Men: Charles Williams shot rounds of 85, 79 and 86 for a total of 34-over-par 250, which is 45 strokes behind the gold medallist, Germany’s John Allen
Women: Gail Klichowicz had rounds of 105, 111 and 107 for a total of 107-over-par 323, with India’s Diksha Dagar winning gold with a 11-under-par score
SWIMMING
Men
50m butterfly, heats: James Willers touched the wall in 31.28 to finish 42nd on the overall list of qualifiers and didn’t progress to the semi-finals
100m freestyle, heats: Mark Roach finished 2nd in his heat in 53.68 and qualified for teh Last 16 semi-finals as 5th fastest overall
200m freestyle, heats: Mark Roach qualified for the Last 16 semi-finals after a swim of 2:00.51 in the heats
50m breaststroke, heats: Terence Parkin finished 5th in his heat in 31.31 and qualified for the semi-finals as 16th fastest on the overall sheets
50m breaststroke, heats: Amkela Qamarana had a time of 33.45 in the heats which placed him 38th overall and missing out on the semi-finals
200m breaststroke, heats: Terence Parkin finished 2nd in his heat in 2:26.76 and qualified for the final as 4th fastest
200m breaststroke, FINAL: Terence Parkin finished 6th in the final in 2:27.57, with gold won in 2:18.11
Women
50m breaststroke, heats: Kate Allwood had a time of 41.67 to finish 20th on the overall list of qualifiers and didn’t progress to the final
100m breaststroke, heats: Kate Allwood had a time of 1:30.29 to finish 21st on the overall list of qualifiers and didn’t progress to the final
200m IM, heats: Kate Allwood had a time of 3:01.82 to finish 19th on the overall list of qualifiers and didn’t progress to the semi-finals
