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Veronica Gwaze-Zimpapers Sports Hub
KWEKWE Polytechnic have set their foot in sport following a recent innovation of a sports multi-disciplinary wheelchair aimed at improving the participation in sport of those living with disability.
The wheelchair was showcased during a tour of the institution by the Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development, Frederick Shava on Wednesday.
Shava’s tour of Kwekwe Poly and the Seventh Day Adventist College of Education was meant to keep tabs on higher and tertiary institutions in light of the call by the Government to accelerate rural industrialisation and help communities across the country participate in value addition and beneficiation initiatives.
Alongside the sports wheelchair, Shava also witnessed technological advancements that include a plastic recycling machine, Masawu fruit peeler, Mobile Pfumvudza Driller and an electric bicycle.
The Minister applauded the Midlands institution, emphasising that the multi-disciplinary wheelchair is designed to promote total inclusion of athletes across various sports disciplines regardless of their status.
“Disability should not be a barrier for those who wish to get into sport and with such innovations, it shows that we are all committed to upholding President Mnangagwa’s mantra of living no one and community behind,” he said.
“If we commit to such innovations, we can even field more numbers at the Paralympics and other big competitions within the country and beyond.”
