Beijing - Ernst van Dyk changed sports as he went in search of a Paralympic gold medal and his boldness paid off when he won the men's road race for hand cycling class C on Sunday.
Van Dyk clocked 1:21:40 to pip Alejandro Albor of the United States by a second over 48.4km and, in the process, he won South Africa's 16th gold medal to lift the country to sixth on the medal table.
In other action at the Paralympics, Natalie du Toit stayed on course to win five gold medals when she set a Paralympic record in the 50m freestyle S9 in 29.45. It was the best time of the two heats, so the gold looks on.
And Charl Bouwer was the third-fastest qualifier for the men's 100m backstroke S13 with his 1:03.76.
On the athletics track, Hilton Langenhoven clocked the same time as favourite Josiah Jameson of the United States in the 200m T12. His 22.20 takes him into the semi final.
Adding Van Dyk's gold medal, means that we've moved up into 6th position on the medal table with a total of 23 medals: 16 gold, 2 silver, and 5 bronze!
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