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. […]
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Barrier-less bus for Paralympians
Bridgestone Corporation, the official tyre partner for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, was able to produce a new solution that will ensure barrier-less bus access at the newly constructed athlete village for the Games. Leveraging its knowledge of commercial bus tyres and rubber, Bridgestone worked with a collaborative […]
Top training facilities for Paralympians in Japan
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Iizuka City and Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan, which is intended to enable South African para athletes to access the top training facilities in Japan in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. […]