Paralympic Games begin

Sports Reporter
THE Harare province team to compete at the 10th edition of the Zimbabwe National Paralympic Games, starting this morning at various venues in Bindura, is aiming high as they seek to improve on their previous performance.

The competition is running until Monday and Tuesday.

Participants will take part in athletics for the visually impaired, athletics for the intellectually challenged and athletics for the amputees, football for the deaf and five-a-side for the intellectually challenged, goal ball, netball for the deaf as well as wheelchair basketball and tennis.

Speaking on the sidelines of a send-off ceremony for the team at Girls High School, the province’s general manager, Nathaniel Madzivanyika said they are gunning for first position after finishing outside the top three last year.

“We are looking forward to bring gold to Harare. We have been preparing actually a lot for these Games.

“This is the final edition of the cycle of the Games and the Games are going to be rebranded. So we want to do our best on this final edition of the Games with all the athletes that are going to participate in the various sport codes that we are taking to Mashonaland Central,” said Madzivanyika.