As South Africa starts to emerge from lockdown, the sporting world returns to a new normal. But what will this entail? Leon Fleiser reflects My last column was at the start of this horrible pandemic. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games made history by being postponed for a year....
Author: Leon Fleiser
Adapting to change
Leon Fleiser takes a closer look at how the global COVID-19 Pandemic has impacted on sporting events across the globe and what this means for para athletes WOW! What crazy times we are living in at the moment. Extremely stressful for everyone, including our para athletes. The 2020 Tokyo Paralympic...
Happy birthday, IPC!
Among the various sporting events ending 2019, we are also celebrating the International Paralympic Committee’s 30th anniversary Time flies when you’re having fun. What a year it has been! I have been living out of suitcases for the past few months, attending the African Games in Morocco, the Tokyo 2020...
Wheelchair tennis smashes it
The wheelchair tennis team excelled at the BNP Paribas World Team Cup in IsraEl and is now in a good position to qualify for the 2020 Paralympic Games. Our para swimming team has not been resting on its laurels either… The South African wheelchair tennis team attended the World Team […]
New world records in the year of championships
As the first quarter of 2019 comes to an end, we reflect on the various sporting events that took place Wow, I can’t believe we are already through our first quarter of the year. The sporting season has started in earnest following the Toyota SASAPD National Championships. What an awesome...
Final countdown to Tokyo 2020
As the sporting season for 2019 kicks off, many athletes will be working to qualify for the 2020 Paralympic Games. It is, after all, the final countdown to this epic show of athleticism. Hello, all! Best wishes for 2019 … Wow, 2019: one year to go before the Tokyo 2020 […]
Bring on 2019!
As another sporting season ends, we can start looking forward to all that 2019 promises Apart from wheelchair tennis, the sporting season has come to an end. As promised, here’s a quick update on the Supersport Wheelchair Basketball Series winners. A big congratulations to Lions from North West for an […]
2018 Sporting season coming to an end
Most of the sporting events for South African para athletes in 2018 have finished or are coming to an end as the festive season approaches. Here are some of the last highlights of the year. The season for a number of para sports is either finished or will be finishing […]
2018 sporting season in full swing
There’s a lot going on in the world of sport, from the SuperSport Wheelchair Basketball Series to the World Para Grand Prix, and more. The season for a number of para sports is in full swing, some local and some international. The SuperSport Wheelchair Basketball Series (one of the only […]
An unforgettable, accessible Commonwealth Games
As Team South Africa returns from the Commonwealth Games, it is the ideal time to reflect on the most accessible Games yet and the impressive performance from our para athletes. We are back from a very successful Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. It was the biggest inclusive Games ever, boasting the […]