South Africa is bringing home its second Paralympic medal thanks to a superb run by a Bloemfontein middle-distance athlete.
Louzanne Coetzee clinched a 2024 Paralympic bronze medal in this morning’s 1500m T11 final at the Stade de France, running a personal best time of 4:35.49.
According to Team SA, she was a double medallist at Tokyo 2020, earning the silver medal in the 1500m and the bronze in the marathon, highlighting her versatility.“I’m super chuffed,” says Coetzee. “For me, the objective was to be in the final. Then, closer to the time, we could see that I was getting into more PB shape but I wouldn’t have guessed five seconds!”
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