Besides adaptive sports there are also a number of other sports that, depending on your level of mobility, can still be practised despite limited mobility, including shooting, archery and table tennis.
Here are some of the adaptive sports on offer in South Africa, as well as the relevant contact details:
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Adaptive Sport |
Province(s) |
Contact information |
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Team sports |
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Wheelchair rugby |
National |
Jeffrey Yates, director of the Adaptive Sports Fund (ASF) jeff@adaptivesportsfund.org www.adaptivesportsfund.org Alternatively, visit Facebook page of South Africa Wheelchair Rugby at www.facebook.com/sawheelchairrugby/ |
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Wheelchair basketball |
National |
Wheelchair Basketball South Africa 082 474 9058 www.facebook.com/WbsaWheelchairBasketballSa/ |
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Wheelchair tennis |
National |
Wheelchair Tennis South Africa 082 904 1805 admin@tennis.co.za www.tennis.co.za |
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Lawn bowls |
Bowls South Africa John Ravenscroft 011 476 6075 john@bowlssa.co.za |
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Boccia |
Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State and Limpopo |
Zelma Kleyn zelma@fssapd.co.za www.sasapd.org.za/sports/boccia/ |
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CP Football |
National |
Lucky Tsatsane luckytsatsane@gmail.com www.sasapd.org.za/sports/cp-football/ |
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Cycling |
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Handcycling |
National |
Rudi Kuhn rudi@fssapd.co.za www.sasapd.org.za/sports/cycling/ |
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Mountain biking |
Jeffrey Yates, director of the ASF jeff@adaptivesportsfund.org www.adaptivesportsfund.org |
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Go-karting |
Gauteng |
Jeffrey Yates, director of the ASF jeff@adaptivesportsfund.org www.adaptivesportsfund.org |
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Water-based sports |
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Para swimming |
National |
Laurence van Heerden laurence69@vodamail.co.za www.sasapd.org.za/sports/swimming/ |
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Wheelchair fishing |
Gauteng |
Gerhard Smal ystersmal@gmail.com |
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Rowing |
Jeffrey Yates, director of the ASF jeff@adaptivesportsfund.org www.adaptivesportsfund.org |
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Adaptive surfing |
Cape Town |
Surf Emporium 021 788 8687 or 082 562 8687 info@surfemporium.co.za surfemporium.co.za/adaptive-surfing/ |
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Scuba diving |
Gauteng |
Jeffrey Yates, director of the ASF jeff@adaptivesportsfund.org www.adaptivesportsfund.org |
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Wakeboarding |
Gauteng |
Jeffrey Yates, director of the ASF jeff@adaptivesportsfund.org www.adaptivesportsfund.org |
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Paragliding |
Gauteng |
Jeffrey Yates, director of the ASF jeff@adaptivesportsfund.org www.adaptivesportsfund.org |
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Other sports |
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Adaptive golf |
Gauteng |
Jeffrey Yates, director of the ASF jeff@adaptivesportsfund.org www.adaptivesportsfund.org |
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Para athletics |
National |
Lappies Swanepoel para.athletics@sasapd.org.za www.sasapd.org.za/sports/athletics/ |
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Para powerlifting |
National |
Howard Lethuba admin@sasapd.org.za www.sasapd.org.za/sports/powerlifting/ |
