Luvo bounces back with a knockout long jump
Manyonga’s Games record leap earned Team SA a gold to add to one silver and three bronze medals for the day
Luvo Manyonga delivered when it mattered most at Gold Coast on Wednesday night — under pressure and staring the spectre of defeat straight in the face. The men’s long jump title was supposed to be his for the taking‚ but when Australian Henry Frayne soared to 8.33m to take the lead in the second round‚ it looked as though the script had been tailor-made for the partisan fans in the Carrara Stadium. This was a gold mine for the Aussies on Wednesday‚ winning several events‚ including the women’s javelin and the men’s F38 shot put‚ where Sunette Viljoen and Reinhardt Hamman took bronze behind two Australians. Heck‚ even across town at the lawn bowls SA’s visually impaired pair were beaten by Australians. World champion Manyonga and World Championship bronze medallist Ruswahl Samaai were SA’s last hopes to get a gold‚ and there was an Aussie standing in the way. Frayne scored the first real blow to push Manyonga into second and Samaai third. But like a felled boxer‚ Manyonga rose with p...
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