Fredriech Pretorius won four of the five events held in the decathlon at the African Games on Tuesday to win the gold medal in Accra, Ghana. Elsewhere, Mire Reinstorf won the women’s pole vault gold with a Games record of 4.35m.
The two golds on the night meant that Team SA moved to three athletics medals – all gold and, which also takes the country’s total to 96.
ATHLETICS
Men’s Decathlon
100m: Fredriech Pretorius finished 4th in 11.39 for 779 points
Long jump: Fredriech Pretorius finished 3rd with 7.44m for 920 points
Shot put: Fredriech Pretorius finished 1st with a distance of 13.46m for 695 points
High jump: Fredriech Pretorius finished 4th with a height of 1.96m for 767 points
400m: Fredriech Pretorius finished 3rd in 51.95
110m Hurdles: Fredriech Pretorius finished 1st in 14.92 for 859 points
Discus: Fredriech Pretorius finished 1st with 41.88 for 703 points
Pole vault: Fredriech Pretorius finished 1st with a height of 4.40m for 731 points
Javelin: Fredriech Pretorius finished 1st with a height of 58.18m for 710 points
1500m: Fredriech Pretorius finished 4th with a time of 4:42.92
Final placings
GOLD! Fredriech Pretorius won gold with a total of 6,178 points, with Kenya’s Edwin Kupmutai taking silver.
Men’s 400m, semi-finals
Tumisang Shezi finished 4th in his semi-final in 46.40 and did not progress to the final
Women’s pole vault, final
GOLD! Mire Reinstorf won the gold medal with a winning height of 4.35m, a Games record
TAEKWONDO
Women’s 49kg, round of 16
Donica Tafel lost to Katabo Kula by knockout
TENNIS
Women’s singles, quarter-finals
Zoe Kruger lost to Lamis Elhussein (Egypt) 6-3 6-4
Photo of Fredriech Pretorius by Frennie Shivambu in Accra