Kruger, Gouws finish off WPA Grand Prix in style

By SASAPD •

Simone Kruger and Liezel Gouws again produced fine results on the final day of the Olomouc Women’s Para Athletics Women’s Grand Prix in Czechia, to wrap up successful meetings for the South African duo. Kruger, the gold medallist in the F38 discus at the 2024 Paralympics, won the event on Saturday with a distance of 36.73m. It was a season’s best for the Stellenbosch University student. Her winning effort came with her second throw, but any of her other 35.35m, 34.55m, 35.93m, 35.03m and 36.59m would have been good enough to win gold ahead of Britain’s Rebecca Leck. In the F37 long jump, Gouws added to her medal tally for the competition with a silver, with 4.31m. Remarkably, she recorded 4.31m with three of her six attempts, along with a 4.26m and a 4.16m.

Photos: Andries Kruger

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