Mahlangu was born with tibial hemimelia, a very rare disease, and in 2012 made the decision to amputate both legs.
If you haven’t yet heard the name Ntando Mahlangu now would the time, the young man storming to silver in Rio this past weekend.
Most athletes at this year’s Paralympic Games have a story to tell, and one moment from this year’s opening ceremony managed to capture that perfectly.
Today marks day one of the Paralympics over in Rio, and South Africa has sent a team with many medal hopefuls. Bring home the bling.
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“There have been times where I would specifically give my leg or my toe a couple of really good electric shocks. That would make my blood pressure jump up and I could do more weights and cycle harder – it is effective.”
Paralympians are often overlooked by the public and overshadowed by their able-bodied counterparts, usually because people assume they not as good or their events are not as entertaining. As the following video will duly demonstrate, that is farthest thing from the truth, meet the Superhumans.
Oscar Pistorius has been named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2012. He is the only South African on the list. See who he shares it with, and what the magazine had to say about him, after the jump.