Nelson Mandella

‘Sport has the power to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela, 2000 Laureus World Sports Awards

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‘Sport has the power to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela, 2000 Laureus World Sports Awards

After withdrawing from the 2020 Paralympics because his second child was expected, he competed at the Para Swimming World Championships in June 2022 and won a gold medal in the S4 100 metres freestyle and silver medals in the S4 50m freestyle, S4 50m backstroke and S4 200m freestyle. Four months later, he was co-captain of the New Zealand team that made it to the quarter-finals of the 2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship.
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