And no, it’s not a car. Wheelchair basketball has become more exciting with three-a-side matches. Leon Fleiser provides some insights As the world craves more excitement and entertainment, the sports world has been adapting for this. Just look at T20 cricket, seven’s rugby or action netball. So too has basketball...
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Finally, the Games happened!
After a long, five-year wait, Team South Africa finally made it to the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. Leon Fleiser shares his experience On July 11, 2021, I landed in Tokyo, Japan, for the Olympic Games as the Deputy Chef de Mission. I was extremely emotional as it finally dawned...
Sporting handicaps to level the playing field
Handicaps in the sporting world makes for more fair competition. However, the system can easily be manipulated. GEORGE LOUW takes a look at the abuse of these handicaps on and off the field In 2010 and again in 2011 Hideki Matsuyama won the Asia Pacific Amateur Golf Championships. In 2021,...
100 days to go
The countdown to the Tokyo Paralympic Games has started. With less than 100 days till the event, LEON FLEISER takes a look So, on May16, 2021, we celebrated 100 days to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. A very emotional moment for me as the Chef de Mission for Team South...
Hate you, COVID!
COVID has devasted many families and individual lives. LEON FLEISER shares how this virus has caused havoc in the sporting world On December 23, I got my COVID test results back … positive for COVID-19. I started feeling sick that morning, but not too bad. A day later, I was […]
A new normal
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. […]
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 […]
Sailing the seas in your wheels
ROLLING INSPIRATION readers have the opportunity of a lifetime to join the Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST) on an adventure on the open seas. People with disabilities as well as those without can board the JST as crew and assist in sailing the boat. The first expedition will take place in […]