Barrier Breakers Leads the Way –
A First for South Africa
A first for South Africa, and an event that is going to take
place annually, was the Barrier Breakers (BB) Intervarsity
Wheelchair Challenge between which took place at the UJ Stadium
in Westdene on 15 September.
Coinciding with the official provincial trials for the physically
disabled athletes from nine schools and three clubs, BB’s
Intervarsity gave our able-bodied students from the University
of the Witwatersrand and the University of Johannesburg an
opportunity to witness just how able the disabled athletes
are. …And they provided the serious athletes with some
light entertainment as they competed in a 100m dash and 200m
wheelchair relay.
The event was a culmination for the two universities who
each run their own non-threatening and playful wheelchair
sensitisation and awareness barrier breaker programmes: WOW
(Wooma on Wheels) – University of Johannesburg; and
Don’t DIS my Ability – University of Witwatersrand.
The aim for our athletes was obviously to win the BB Intervarsity
Trophy which, at the end of the events, was awarded to the
University of Johannesburg.
Anxious moments as the students wait for the official
results of the 100m dash
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Winners of the first BB Intervarsity – University
of Johannesburg.
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The students give it their all during the 100m dash.
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