Lahai Makieu struck the bamboo with a machete until it cracked and fell. Balancing on his crutch, he reached to pick it up. But colleagues pulled the bamboo's other end, and he tumbled into the ...

While several countries withdrew from the 1976 Paralympic Games due to the participation of South Africa, amputees and vision impaired athletes were included in the programme for the first time ever.

Yes. The Amputee Blade Runners (ABR) is a South African NGO established in 2011 by prosthetists Aaron and Ryan to provide free running artificial legs for amputees. The two came up with the ...