Algeria won two weightlifting golds to stay atop the medals table with 44 golds on Tuesday, but South African delegation are dubious about the credibility of the medal standings published on the official website.
Information about the medal standings, which has been non-existent since the start of the games, were finally available on the official website since Monday.
The South Africa delegation scratched their head on seeing the data and wondered why they were put in the second place after Algeria in the medals table.
Hajera Kajee, the head of Team South Africa, said there existed discrepancies between their own count and the official one concerning the medals table.
"The big concern is that the medal totals for the different sporting codes on the website don't seem to add up," Kajee said.
According to the official sources, South Africa lie at the second position of the medals table with 34 golds after they won four golds from the swimming competitions on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe's swimming sensation Kirsty Coventry won a record fifth gold medal at the games after she triumphed in her specialty 200m backstroke.
But it was South Africa's Natalie Du Toit who stole the limelight of the day when she beat other five able-bodied swimmers to win the women's 1500m freestyle gold.
The South African sporting icon, who has her left leg amputated in 2001 after a vehicle accident, showed admirable mettle and prowess as she finished first with a prosthetic leg.
Du Toit, whose heroics drew applause and cheers from the stand, said her next target is to qualify for the Beijing Olympics and compete with other world-class able-bodied swimmers.
Tunisia captured one gold from weightlifting competitions to remain at the third place of the medals table with 28 golds.
Source: Xinhua
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