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Commonwealth: Masala Makutu secures South Africa’s first track and field medal in Glasgow

# Commonwealth Games: Paralympian Masala Makutu secured South Africa’s first track and field medal at the Games in Glasgow, winning silver in the men’s T12 100-metres final. The 20-year-old finished in a personal best time of 11.04 seconds. Sinesipho Dambile produced a blistering 19.82-second performance, the second fastest time ever recorded in the Games, to book his place in the men’s 200-metres final. Meanwhile, the women’s netball team has bowed out of medal contention after going down 58-54 to England. South Africa’s medal tally stands at 23.