Student-athlete Kim MacDonald aspires to represent South Africa at the Paralympic Games and wants to become the world’s greatest para-sprinter under T64, as she tells Tlamelo Kganakga.
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Para Sport
Elanza Jordaan and Karabo Morapedi Represent SA at World Boccia Africa Regional Champs
Rising South African para-sport star Elanza Jordaan will represent the country over the next few days as she competes alongside her teammate Karabo Morapedi at the World Boccia Africa Regional Championships. #GoGirls
Alwande Mthembu Top Performs at KZN Para Surf Champs
Alwande Mthembu top performs to win the Visually Impaired Assist division at the recently concluded 2022 KZN Para Surfing Championships.
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Simoné Kruger Breaks SA and African Records at SASAPD Champs
South Africa’s Simoné Kruger top performs on Day 1 and 2 of the 2022 Toyota SASAPD National Championships at Germiston Stadium.
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Double Medal Victory for Shaimaa Samy in Spain
Three-time African para-badminton champion, Shaimaa Samy, wins silver and bronze at the Spanish Para-Badminton International II tournament in Spain.
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Ambitious Para Powerlifter Mbasa Qiligele Targets Paralympic Games
With her eyes on making it to the Paralympic Games one day, Gqeberha-born para powerlifter Mbasa Qilingele prepares for Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Birmingham this August
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#AthletesBlog: Zanele Situ – I am Still Hopeful
Two-time world javelin champion, Ntombizanele ‘Zanele’ Situ, blogs about powering ahead as a para-athlete in the midst of financial storms.
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Algeria Record Second Win at Africa Champs Qualifiers
The Algerian women’s wheelchair basketball team continue their winning streak after clinically beating hosts, Ethiopia 79-23 at the IWBF 2022 Africa Championship Qualifiers.
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Barbara Manning Aims to Develop Para-Archery in Africa
Former archery player, Barbara Manning, is the first South African woman to be elected as one of the Federation of African Archery council members and aims to develop para-archery on the continent.
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Five Women to Watch in 2022
As the year winds down and we look ahead to 2022, gsport has chosen five women in Lydia Monyepao, Miné de Klerk, Mpumi Manyisi, Nonkululeko Mlaba and Simoné Kruger who all have what it takes to rise to a winning 2022 #GoGirls!
Sunday Read: Anruné Weyers Hangs Up her Spikes
#SundayRead: SA 400m T47 Para Athletics star Anruné Weyers has decided to hang up her spikes as a professional athlete, bringing an end to a prolific international career which includes Paralympic gold, and world champion- and world record-holder acclaim #GoGirls!
Liezel Gouws sets eyes on Paralympic Games Podium
Paralympic T37 athlete, Liezel Gouws, is aiming to use her sporting career to open doors for other disabled athletes who dream of becoming sport stars.
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