1. Team SA Attain Medal Stratosphere

On Tuesday it was the men who brought glory to Team SA in Beijing, as double-gold Paralympian Hilton Langenhoven added a third gold in the men’s 200m T12 on Tuesday, and Fanie Lombard captured the tops spot in the men’s discuss F42, to elevate the country to a heady sixth place with 19 gold in a total of 26 medals.

Tuesday, 16 September 2008 | 746 hits

2. Du Toit Completes Golden Sweep

South African Olympic swimmer Natalie du Toit won her fifth gold of the Paralympics Sunday, matching her haul from the Athens Games. Du Toit took the women's 50m freestyle in a Paralympic record time of 29.20 seconds, finishing 0.13sec ahead of Russia's Irina Grazhdanova.

Monday, 15 September 2008 | 928 hits

3. Play it Again Natalie

The waiting reporters in the mixed zone at Beijing's Water Cube swimming arena on Friday asked Natalie du Toit if she would sing and dance for them after she won her fourth gold medal in a world record-breaking 4:23.81 for the 400m freestyle T9.

Friday, 12 September 2008 | 789 hits

4. Amazing Natalie Nets Another Record

While Natalie du Toit churned out yet another record in the swimming pool at the Paralympics in Beijing, South Africa's other Paralympians had to be content with mere mortality on Friday.

Friday, 12 September 2008 | 733 hits

5. Philippa Wins Second Gold on Benedict

Philippa Johnson won her second gold medal and South Africa's seventh when she took gold in the individual freestyle test equestrian event at the Paralympic Games on Wednesday.

Thursday, 11 September 2008 | 801 hits

6. Natalie Looks to Recreate Athens Haul

South African Olympian Natalie du Toit grabbed her third gold of the Paralympics Thursday on a day tarnished by more doping scandals and a ruling that an athlete is not disabled enough to compete.

Thursday, 11 September 2008 | 866 hits

7. Natalie Doubles Up in the Gold Stakes

Natalie du Toit rounded off the Tuesday evening with her second gold medal of the Games, clocking in with a new Paralympic record 1:01.44, in the 100m freestyle S9.

Tuesday, 09 September 2008 | 842 hits

8. Natalie is First Gold for South Africa

Natalie du Toit on her way to gold and a new world record in the 100m butterfly (S9) on the first day of competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. All pictures courtesy SASCOC. Having won five golds and a silver in...

Monday, 08 September 2008 | 801 hits

9. Ilse Looking for Double Gold in Beijing

With a BA in sports science behind her already, and halfway through her honours degree in paediatrics, you could be forgiven for accepting Ilse Hayes’ belief that she is getting too old for athletics.

Thursday, 21 August 2008 | 950 hits