Tokyo Paralympics a triumph for IceXpress Progressive Prosthetics and Jumping Kids Associates
The Innovation Hub, Tshwane, Monday 25 October 2021 – South Africa’s Paralympic squad brought home seven medals from the recent Tokyo Paralympic Games that took place between August 24th and September 5th in Japan. Among the medal winners was bilateral above-knee amputee and prosthetic device user, Ntando Mahlangu; a familiar face at The Innovation Hub Science and
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Track & field championships ignite “new normal” flame
Pretoria, 30 April 2021 – This year’s edition of the Toyota SASAPD National Track & Field Championships, that took place in Gqeberha (24-26 April), re-ignited our ‘Passion for Paralympics’ on home-soil. The event produced three World records, eight African records, and 44 South African records with the best Para athletes from South- and Southern Africa going
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Top Five Finish for SA’s Young Para Athletes
The Innovation Hub, 14 August 2019 – South Africa’s young track and field athletes achieved a top five overall finish, out of 35 competing nations, at the World Para Athletics Junior Championships that took place from 1-4 August in Nottwil, Switzerland. The team, consisting of some of the best U17 and U20 male and female
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Set to shine in Sharjah
The Innovation Hub, Pretoria – Eleven Para Athletes associated with Is Ability Sports Club, are safely in Sharjah, UAE and ready to represent South Africa at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sport (IWAS) World Games (12-16 February 2019). The competition, which includes seven sports codes, is expected to attract more than 500 athletes from 45
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Jumping Kids excel at Youth Games
Two Jumping Kids ambassadors, Emile Burgers (14) and Tebogo Mofokeng (18), returned triumphant from the 2018 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Youth World Games that took place in Athlone, Ireland last week. The duo formed part of the Is Ability Sports Club that represented South Africa. The event hosted 165 athletes from 16
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Empowering Africa’s child amputees
1 June 2018 – Three local organisations, active in the realm of prosthetic technology and sport rehabilitation, joined forces this week to host a pilot training program at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital in Ga-Rankuwa. The event, hosted from May 28th to June 1st, is geared to help SADC countries increase their level of support
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A strong finish
It is the start of a new year and, when reflecting on a challenging 2017, one thing is certain, Jumping Kids finished strong. To end 2017 off, we sent six of our young affiliates to the International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games that took place in Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal
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