The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) have announced their team for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Games. Team SA will comprise of 34 athletes across seven sporting events.
According to SASCOC President Barry Hendricks, the Paralympians will be looking to continue the strong impression that team SA’s Olympians made recently in Tokyo.
“I spent time with team SA at the Tokyo Olympics and can report back that the entire squad was true ambassadors for the country. There was a visible unity among the squad and new sincere friendships were formed. There’s so much that we can be proud of as a nation,” Hendricks said.
Hendricks says, the country’s Paralympics have a decorated history when it comes to bringing medals back from these Games and the expectations are no different this year. Meanwhile team SA’s chef de mission for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, Leon Fleiser indicated that things have been going well and everyone is excited at the prospect of going to Tokyo and doing the country proud.
” The athletes come first and with the team support staff we have, we are hoping to make it a memorable experience for them,” Fleiser said.
PARA-ATHLETICS
Ntando Mahlangu, Charl du Toit, Dyan Buis, Reinhardt Hamman, Kerwin Noemdo, Mpumelelo Mhlongo, Tebogo Mofokeng, Tyrone Pillay, Daniel du Plessis, Puseletso Michael Mabote, Ndodomzi Ntutu, Anrune Weyers, Sheryl James, Simone Kruger, Ntombizanele Situ, Louzanne Coetzee, Johanna Pretorius, Liezel Gouws
Coaches/management: Cornelia (Lappies) Swanepoel, Suzanne Ferreira, Daniel Damon, Cathy Lansberg, Claus Kempen, Erasmus Badenhorst
ARCHERY
Shaun Anderson, Philip Coates-Palgrave
Coach/manager: Barbara Manning
PARA-CYCLING
Nicholas Pieter du Preez, Ernst van Dyk, Toni Mould
Coaches/management: Elrick Kulsen, Pieter Jansen, Gillian Evans, Walter Lutch
EQUESTRIAN
Philippa Johnson-Dwyer, Cayla van der Walt
Coaches/management: Ingeborg Sanne, Chris Hazen, Robyn van Lijsdonk, Trisha Bell
PARA-SWIMMING
Christian Sadie, Hendrik van der Merwe, Katherine Swanepoel, Alani Ferreira
Coaches/management: Theo Verster, Keith Jansen
TABLE TENNIS
Theo Cogill
Coach/manager: Anver Lyners
WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
Kgothatso Montjane, Mariska Venter, Eliphas Maripa, Leon Els
Coaches/management: Gerald Stoffberg, Saidi Moruame
Picture: Cape{town} etc gallery
