Record-Breaking Day at SASAPD Champs

Charné Felix (WP) earned the Long Jump Open women T44 - 4,37 (Provisional Africa record) at the 2021 Toyota SASAPD National Championships in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape on Saturday, 24 April 2021. Photo: SASAPD

Yané van der Merwe and Charné Felix lead the way on record-breaking day one of competition at the 2021 Toyota SASAPD National Champs in Gqeberha, as Paralympic hopefuls go all out to impress selectors.

Charné Felix Prepares for SASAPD Championships

T44 para-athlete, Charné Felix, is looking forward to achieving her Paralympic goals when the SASAPD Championships commence on Saturday, 24 April 2021. Photo: Supplied

With the first steps to Tokyo within reach at the SASAPD Championships starting Saturday, T44 sprint and long-jump competitor Charné Felix talks to Babsie Kutwana about her Paralympic ambitions, and the challenges of being a para-athlete.

World Record for Simone Kruger at ASA Champs

New women’s world record holder in discus (F38), Simone Kruger, threw a distance of 34.53m on Day 3 of the Sizwe Medical Fund ASA Senior Track and Field Championships in Tshwane on Saturday, 17 April, 2021. Photo: Andries Kruger / ASA

World record for teenage para-athlete, Simone Kruger, who threw a distance of 34.53m to win in discus (F38) on Day 3 of the Sizwe Medical Fund ASA Senior Track and Field Championships in Tshwane on Saturday

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