Khotso wins Glasgow gold for SA
Khotso Mokoena has won a Commonwealth Games gold medal in the triple jump.
Mokoena recorded his best distance of the year last night.
The South African won a triple jump silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Mokoena secured silver in the long jump at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
He is also a former World Championship long jump silver medalist.
Johan Cronje missed out on a medal in the 1500-metres last night.
Cronje had to settle for fourth in Glasgow.
Team SA also ended fourth in the men's 4x100m relay, while Rocco van Rooyen was sixth in the javelin.
The Investec SA hockey ladies missed out on a medal too.
They lost to New Zealand in the play-off for third spot.
The Black Sticks beat the South Africans 5-2.
Marcia Cox and Kathleen Taylor scored for the losing side last night.
Our hockey men ended fifth.
This after beating Canada 7-3.
Team SA has secured 13 gold medals ahead of the final day in Glasgow.
They are seventh on the medals table and have two golds more than nearest African rivals Nigeria.
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