How much SA Paralympic athletes earn for winning medals
The Paralympics 2024 is finally underway in Paris…
On Wednesday, 28 August, the 2024 Paralympic Games kicked off in Paris, just a few weeks after the Paris Olympics concluded in the city of love.
After a proud stint at the 33rd Summer Olympics, South Africans can yet again hold their heads high for para-athletes representing Team SA at this Paralympics.
READ: Full list of South Africa's medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics
According to BusinessTech, the 17th Summer Paralympic Games is set to be the biggest in history, with a record of 168 countries and 4,400 para-athletes competing.
Team SA has para-athletes representing the country across nine different sporting codes.
The athletes are placed into different events based on their mobility, coordination, absence of limbs, or visual impairment.
Just like the Paris 2024 athletes, the para-athletes will walk away with more than just a medal should they place on the podium in the different sporting events.
They will receive the same incentives for winning a medal as their Olympic counterparts.
READ: SA Olympics swim coach: "The Olympics is like a prison"
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.
Athletes who win medals in Boccia, a precision ball sport for neurological conditions related to cerebral palsy, will earn between R40,000 and R200,000 for a medal.
Boccia coaches will earn between R20,000 and R100,000 for a medal as well.
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 who earn a medal.
Here is the updated Team SA, according to SASCOC:
ARCHERY
Men: Shaun Anderson (W1)
Management: Barbara Manning
ATHLETICS
Men: Mpumelelo Mhlongo (T44 100m and long jump), Kerwin Noemdo (F46 shot put), Puseletso Mabote (T63 100m and long jump), Collen Mahlalela (T47 400m), Khumo Pitso (T46 high jump), Jaco Smit (T12 100m), Daniel du Plessis (T62 400m), Hermanus Blom (F12 shot put), Erasmus Badenhorst (guide, 1500m), Claus Kempen (guide, marathon) and Paul Daniels (T22 400m)
Women: Simone Kruger (T38 discus), Sheryl James (T37 100m, 200m, 400m), Louzanne Coetzee (T11 1500m and marathon), Liezel Gouws (T37 400m and long jump), Yane van der Merwe (F44 discus) and Tezna Abrahams (T44 long jump and 200m)
Management: Lappies Swanepoel, Jason Sewanyana, Michael Louwrens and Daniel Damon
BOCCIA
Men: Karabo Cassius Morapedi (BC3) and Matobako Vincent Ramochela (BC3 ramp operator)
Women: Elanza Jordaan (BC3) and Sandre Jordaan (BC3 ramp operator)
Management: Reinet Barnard and Marisa Potgieter
CYCLING
Men: Pieter du Preez
Management: Mark Williams (mechanic) and Ilse du Preez
EQUESTRIAN
Women: Philippa Johnson-Dwyer and Christiaan Haazen (groom)
Manager: Ingeborg Sanne
JUDO
Men: Ndyeni Lamani (J1, under 73kg)
Management: Dirk Crafford
PARA-TRIATHLON
Women: Kirsty Weir
Management: Rohan Kennedy
SWIMMING
Men: Nathan Hendricks (S13 200m individual medley, 100m backstroke, SB13 100m breaststroke) and Christian Sadie (S7 50m butterfly, 100m backstroke, 50m freestyle, SM7 200m individual medley)
Women: Alani Ferreira (S12 400m freestyle, SB12 100m breaststroke, SM12 200m Individual Medley, S12-S13 100m butterfly), Danika Vyncke (SB13 100m breaststroke) and 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
Men: Alwande Sikhosana, Donald Ramphadi and Lucas Sithole
Women: Kgothatso Montjane and Mariska Venter
Management: Genevieve Barnes and Patrick Selepe
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