How much money Team SA Paralympics medal winners will earn

How much money Team SA Paris 2024 Paralympics medal winners will earn

Sascoc has promised Team SA’s Paralympians the same financial incentives for winning a medal as their Paris 2024 Olympic counterparts.

Sascoc has promised Team SA's Paralympians the same financial incentives for winning a medal as their Paris 2024 Olympic counterparts. Image: Roger Sedres / Team SA

The Paris 2024 Paralympics kicked off on Wednesday evening with the opening ceremony in the French capital.

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This year’s Games are set to be the biggest in history with a record of 168 countries and 4 400 para-athletes competing.

South Africa have 28 athletes at Paris 2024 Paralympics

As reported by The South African website, South Africa will be represented by 28 athletes in nine different sports codes.

Para-athletes are placed into different events depending on their mobility, coordination, absence of limbs, or visual impairment.

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) has promised Team SA’s Paralympians the same financial incentives for winning a medal as their Paris 2024 Olympic counterparts.

Para-athletes who win gold will receive R400 000, while their coach will earn R100 000.

Silver medallists and their coaches will be awarded R200 000 and R50 000, respectively, while the bronze medal payouts will be R75 000 for athletes and R25 000 for coaches.

Given the unique nature of the Paralympics, guides for visually impaired athletes will also receive the same payouts as the coaches who earn a medal.

Meanwhile, incentives will also be different for Boccia, a precision ball sport for neurological conditions related to cerebral palsy, where para-athletes will earn:

R200 000 per athlete and R100 000 for the coach for a gold medal

R100 000 per athlete and R50 000 for the coach for a silver medal

R40 000 per athlete and R20 000 for the coach for a bronze medal

At the most recent Paralympics in Tokyo, Team SA finished 34th in the final medal table with seven medals, made up of four golds, one silver and two bronzes.

China dominated proceedings, winning 96 golds, 60 silvers and 51 bronzes for 207 medals overall.

This year’s Paralympics will conclude on 8 September.

Meanwhile, as first reported by The South African website, South Africa won six medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

South Africa’s medals were won by:

GOLD (1) – Tatjana Smith (women’s 100m breaststroke)

SILVERS (3) – Tatjana Smith (women’s 200m breaststroke), men’s 4x100m relay team, Jo-Ane van Dyk (women’s javelin)

BRONZES (2) – Alan Hatherly (men’s mountain bike cross country), rugby sevens team

PAYOUTS

SPORT / ATHLETE	MEDAL	EVENT	PRIZE MONEY
SWIMMING
Tatjana Smith	Gold	100m breaststroke	R400 000
Tatjana Smith	Silver	200m breaststroke	R200 000
ATHLETICS
Jo-Ane van Dyk	Silver	Javelin	R200 000
Akani Simbine	Silver	4x100m relay	R75 000
Bayanda Walaza	Silver	4x100m relay	R75 000
Shaun Maswanganyi	Silver	4x100m relay	R75 000
Bradley Nkoana	Silver	4x100m relay	R75 000
Benjamin Richardson *	Silver	4x100m relay	R75 000
CYCLING
Alan Hatherly	Bronze	Mountain bike	R75 000
RUGBY **
Christoffel Grobbelaar	Bronze	Men’s rugby sevens	R50 000
Ryan Oosthuizen	Bronze	Men’s rugby sevens	R50 000
Impi Visser	Bronze	Men’s rugby sevens	R50 000
Zain Davids	Bronze	Men’s rugby sevens	R50 000
Quewin Nortje	Bronze	Men’s rugby sevens	R50 000
Tiaan Pretorius	Bronze	Men’s rugby sevens	R50 000
Shaun Williams	Bronze	Men’s rugby sevens	R50 000
Selvyn Davids	Bronze	Men’s rugby sevens	R50 000
Tristan Leyds	Bronze	Men’s rugby sevens	R50 000
Rosko Specman	Bronze	Men’s rugby sevens	R50 000
Siviwe Soyizwapi	Bronze	Men’s rugby sevens	R50 000
Shilton van Wyk	Bronze	Men’s rugby sevens	R50 000

* Benjamin Richardson did not compete in the 4x100m relay, but was an official member of the squad. Sineseipho Dambile was named as a reserve for the relay. It’s unclear whether either will be paid

** Katlego Letebele and Ronald Brown were named as reserves for the men’s rugby sevens. It’s unclear whether they will be paid

Final Team SA squad for Paris Paralympics

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 200m and long jump) and Yane van der Merwe (F44 discus)

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