Sprinter Mpumelelo Mhlongo set a new record and won a silver medal in the 100m men’s race.
The South African Government took to their official Twitter page to congratulate the athlete.
Mhlongo set a new World T44 record of 11 seconds and won a silver medal.
The world record is for the T44 race & the silver was for T64.
This means he is classified as a T44 athlete that ran in a T64 race.
Social media users congratulated him on a job well done.
The young lady led the womens 400m, breaking a new record.
Weyers finished the race in a time of 55.79.
The South African government’s Facebook account congratulated her.
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