Toyota ambassador, Paralympian Tyrone Pillay retires from athletics
In the lead up to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games (August 28 to September 8), Paralympic bronze medallist Tyrone Pillay announced his retirement from competitive athletics after he did not make the team selected to compete in France due to a limited number of spots. The former KwaZulu-Natal based athlete, who now lives in Belgium
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Six Medals, World and African Records in Kobe
South Africa’s squad of Para-athletes brought home six medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze), a World- and African record from the 2024 Para Athletics World Championships that took place (17-25 May) in Kobe, Japan. The Championships are a crucial qualifier for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and athletes associated with the Jumping Kids Prosthetic
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JK associated athletes at Para Athletics World Championships
It is an Olympic year! This means another chance to celebrate sport as an important factor in creating better understanding and inclusive change, while cheering for our South African role models. An important stop, on the road to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, is the Kobe Para Athletics World Championships to be held from 17
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Jumping Kids associated swimmers perform well at Nationals
Gauteng Para swimmers associated with the Jumping Kids Prosthetic Fund (Jumping Kids) produced some solid performances at the 2024 Toyota SASAPD National Championships (21-25 March) in Bloemfontein, bringing home 15 medals for the province between them. Pretoria Boys High School Grade 8 learner, William Le Roux ended on the top of the points with 128
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Jumping Kids Prosthetic Fund sets the pace at Nationals
The 2024 edition of the Toyota SASAPD National Championships (21-25 March) in the Free State’s Bloemfontein saw athletes associated with the Jumping Kids Prosthetic Fund (Jumping Kids) producing some stand-out results.
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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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South African squad for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics include five from Gauteng
The Innovation Hub, Tshwane, Monday 16 August 2021 – SASCOC on Saturday (14 August 2021) announced its 34-athlete South African squad headed for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games taking place from August 24th to September 5th in Olympic host country, Japan. The team is a mix of experienced and emerging local Para sports talent, including
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Teen blade-athlete shines at National Para athletics Championships
Johannesburg, 06 May 2021 – This year’s edition of the Toyota South Africa SASAPD National Track and Field Championships, that took place at the Westbourne Oval in Gqeberha, re-ignited our ‘Passion for Paralympics’ on home-soil. The event produced three World records, eight African records, and numerous South African records while hosting some of the best
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Adapting to new normal in 2020
In 2020 we all had to adapt. The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, with its subsequent lockdown restrictions, brought things to a sudden halt for all of us last year. At Jumping Kids, we were chasing big goals. Then everything changed. When you live with a disability, you are used to change. Chances are that you have
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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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