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Tokyo Paralympics: Anrune Weyers and Mahlangu score Gold

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Anrune Weyers and Mahlangu

Anrune Weyers has won Team SA’s first medal of the Tokyo Paralympics.

Weyers won gold in the women’s 400m (T47) final in 56.05 seconds.

5Hers was not the only medal for Team SA, as Ntando Mahlangu won the country’s second medal of with a final leap of 7.17m in the men’s T63 long jump

Mahlangu won gold but also set a world record in the T61 category.

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It is the first time since 1954 that the Gunners have lost their three opening games of the league season and this match was effectively over by half-time.

Manchester City 5 - 0 Arsenal

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Source – EWN