Kgothatso Montjane and Mariska Venter claim First Round Roland Garros victory at the Paralympics

Sheryl James was the first South African woman in medal contention at the Paralympics at the Stade de France athletics track, where she finished the T37 200m final seventh in a time of 29.08 seconds. China’s Xiaoyan Wen took the gold in a new Paralympic record of 25.86, with Ukraine’s Nataliia Kobzar claiming silver in 27.43 and Wen’s compatriot Fenfen Jiang the bronze in 27.55. Photo: Team SA / Roger Sedres

A soggy start to the day ended in successful style as SA’s wheelchair tennis duo of Kgothatso Montjane and Mariska Venter claimed victory in their first-round double encounter of the Paralympics at Roland Garros on Friday night.

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