South Africa

Congratulations to the 31 Table Tennis players who took part during the 2018 Special Olympics South Africa National Summer Games. On the first day of competitions our athletes competed in Table Tennis tournament at the Scots Gymnasium at Wits University Education Campus, Park town. The competition had 5 officials from South African Table Tennis Board who came to officiate the Table Tennis to make sure that our athlete’s results are fair. We had a total number of 126 Games that were played.

They all competed to their utmost best and came back victorious in the different levels of divisions they competed in.

Betsy Coetzee said it was her first time coming to a Special Olympics South Africa screening and that her experience was amazing.

Inclusion must go beyond the playing field, to empower people with intellectual disabilities to live up to their fullest potential.

Mrs. Francina Bopape, from Mahube valey in Pretoria, was one of the parents who came to the screening with her son. She said that she was very keen to find out what Special Olympics South Africa is about and that this served as a reason for both her and her son to come and attend the screening.

We were able to help educate the community about proper health care for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

All nine provinces took a quantity of TOMS shoes for their athletes.

Learn what this South African athlete, who was a part of the Special Olympics South Africa SO Fit training, found out.

One hundred and thirty Special Olympics athletes were representing the Africa region, from 7 countries, in 4 different sports.

Nhlanhla “Jimmy” Masina officiated in a game that saw something that had never happened before in Special Olympics history.