SASCOC has confirmed the final Team South Africa squad to attend the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris from 28 August to 8 September, with the notable inclusions of double Grand Slam wheelchair tennis champion, Kgothatso Montjane, and para-triathlete, Kirsty Weir.
African wheelchair tennis doubles champion Mariska Venter is the third inclusion in the final Team SA’s women’s contingent, now includes para competitors in athletics, equestrian, triathlon, swimming, and wheelchair tennis.
The financial incentives for medallists are the same as they are for the Paris 2024 Olympic athletes: athletes who win gold will be awarded R400,000, with the coach receiving R100,000.
Silver medallists will earn R200,000 and R50,000, while the bronze medal payouts will be R75,000 and R25,000 for the athlete and coach, respectively.
To recognise the unique nature of the Paralympics, guides for visually impaired athletes will also receive the same payouts as the coaches of those athletes that earn a medal.
For Boccia, where Team SA will be competing, the following incentives will apply:
R200,000 per athlete and R100,000 for the coach for a gold medal;
R100,000 per athlete and R50,000 for the coach for a silver medal;
R40,000 per athlete and R20,000 for the coach for a bronze medal.
The Women’s Contingent in Team SA for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games
Athletics
Simoné Kruger (T38 discus)
Sheryl James (T37 100m, 200m, 400m)
Louzanne Coetzee (T11 1500m and marathon)
Liezel Gouws (T37 200m and long jump)
Yané van der Merwe (F44 discus)
Management: Lappies Swanepoel, Jason Sewanyana, Michael Louwrens and Daniel Damon
Boccia
Elanza Jordaan (BC3)
Sandre Jordaan (BC3 ramp operator)
Management: Reinet Barnard and Marisa Potgieter
Equestrian
Philippa Johnson-Dwyer
Christiaan Haazen (groom)
Manager: Ingeborg Sanne
Para-Triathlon
Kirsty Weir
Management: Rohan Kennedy
Swimming
Alani Ferreira (S12 400m freestyle, SB12 100m breaststroke, SM12 200m Individual Medley, S12-S13 100m butterfly)
Danika Vyncke (SB13 100m breaststroke)
Kat Swanepoel (SM5 200m Individual Medley, S5 50m backstroke, 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, SB4 100m breaststroke, S14 400m freestyle)
Management: Theo Verster, Chad Peterson and Julayga Cassim
Wheelchair Tennis
Kgothatso Montjane
Mariska Venter
Management: Genevieve Barnes and Patrick Selepe
Photo Caption: In this golden memory from the previous Games, Anruné Weyers earned Team South Africa’s first medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, when she won the T47 women’s 400m race on Saturday, 28 August 2021. File Photo: Team South Africa
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