These South African resorts have just been announced as the best in the world!!! I am so proud to be part of this important story and look forward to the film’s launch on 26 August !! I’m representing my people, I’m representing my tribe, I’m representing other tribes.”. Because when they are given more opportunities, there is no limit to what they can achieve. By 2016 Mahlangu had developed into a world-class para athlete; winning T42 200m silver for South Africa at the Rio 2016 Paralympics at only 14 years of age. Ntando won a Silver medal for the men’s 200m at the Paralympics in 2016. Equality in mental health hampered by lack of access, lack of investment, South African nominated for Power100 Most Influential Construction Leaders of 2020, http://ht.cdn.turner.com/tbseurope/big/CN_ZA/videos/beabuddy/cn_buddy_who_is_ntando.mp4, Support floods in for new Cape Town mother involved tragic accident, DHL Stormers surprise Camps Bay High School by practicing on their fields, The “Angels” who open their homes to children in need, NPO feeding state pensioners crowdfunds for help as funding dries up.

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Ntando Mahlangu went from not being able to walk to Paralympian in just four years. “What an honour to follow in the footsteps of Wayde van Niekerk, CN Buddy Network’s brand ambassador for 2016. “The big disability that I had was the inability to move from one place to another. Excitement is mounting for the global launch of Rising Phoenix; a new film documenting the impact of the Paralympics on society's perception about disability. The campaign is in partnership with Childline and SaveTNet Cyber Safety. #WaitForTheGreats, A post shared by Paralympics (@paralympics) on Aug 25, 2020 at 8:49am PDT. Cape Town still needs votes to win several global accolades.

He represented South Africa at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and he won the silver medal in the men's 200 metres T42 event. He is widely regarded as ‘One to Watch’ in the build-up to the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Her passion is to spread good news across South Africa with a big focus on environmental issues, animal welfare and social upliftment. The campaign launched on Cartoon Network on the 23rd of June 2017. A post shared by Ntando Mahlangu (@ntando_mahlangu_athlete) on Jul 29, 2020 at 7:46am PDT. Because a lot of people are not informed about the Paralympics, are not informed about disability,” Mahlangu said in a recent Instagram Live as part of the one-year-to-go celebrations for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. We believe that there is good news all around us and over 1 million readers a month agree with us. In the case of Mahlangu, it has been life-changing, not only on a personal level, but also in terms of the goals he now sets for himself. GoodThingsGuy was officially launched on the 1 August 2015 in order to only promote good news, inspirational stories and promote only positive, upbeat media.

Wayde is an amazing athlete and I aspire to be like him one day. Established in 2007 at The Innovation Hub in Pretoria, South Africa, Icexpress Progressive Prosthetics launched upon one of the 21st century’s latest areas of technology – Bionics. The South African competes as a runner in events from 100m right the way to 800m. "When you are an athlete, it doesn't matter if you're doing it in a wheelchair, if you're doing it with …

Now, four years later, Mahlangu is the reigning World Champion and a star of the new Netflix documentary Rising Phoenix, which explores the lives and achievements of nine inspirational Paralympic athletes. Mahlangu received his prosthetic legs, nicknamed the 'cheetah' blades, in 2012 and the freedom they gave him was instantly liberating. Man gets upstaged by surprise diver – internet can’t get enough! With his ability to inspire, both on the athletics track and now the silver screen, the future looks incredibly bright for Ntando Mahlangu as he sets his sights on next year's Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. “If I didn’t have the Paralympics, I don’t think I would be where I am today. “I’m representing a billion people. I know what it feels like to be bullied, it’s not cool. But the second that I got the prosthetic legs I was able to do a lot of stuff.”. Ntando Mahlangu (born 2002) is a South African Paralympic athlete. The first ambassador for the campaign was South African runner Wayde van Niekerk, who had faced bullying as a child. “Usually back in the rural areas they would take the children and they would put them away, because the family thinks it’s a curse or something, to have a disabled child,” Mahlangu explained when describing his childhood in Rising Phoenix.

“So I think this film is going to play a big role in having to educate people about the Paralympic movement.”. Thank you @netflixsa for this amazing image! Now he’s on a mission to change the way people with impairments are treated in his home continent of Africa. To learn that he was once bullied, was an opportunity for me to be brave and speak out about my experience in order to raise awareness around discrimination regarding disabilities,”, “I am proud of who I am and what I have accomplished and I hope my bully can see me now!

The Cartoon Network anti-bullying campaign was launched in 2016. At the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Ntando Mahlangu lined up in lane four of the T42 200m final. Required fields are marked *. Your email address will not be published. Comment document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "ad866af8a8aeacca5118b3a8167e5c66" );document.getElementById("fd36b10fde").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I was so excited when Cartoon Network approached me, I appreciate having the opportunity to inspire other kids like me, to be proud of who they are.

It is a fitting metaphor for what he sees as the lack of opportunities afforded to people with impairments.

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