At the 2016 Paralympics in Rio, Ntando Mahlangu, then just 14, bounced with giddy excitement on the podium on the two prosthetic legs that had not only won silver in the 200m, but told the story of those who had helped him get there.
The names of all those who had played a part in him reaching the Games, just four years after he had learnt to walk after his decision to amputate his underdeveloped legs, were inscribed on the legs. Five years later, Mahlangu is planning something similar for both the 200m and long jump events.“I have done something similar for my long jump blades and my 200m blades. There will be two different designs. I don’t want to spoil the surprise, but it is very special.
Mahlangu is still a teenager but feels his emotional growth has matched his physical development. He is a Paralympic superstar, one of nine Paralympians to be featured in the Netflix documentary“As a person I started to believe in myself a lot more. I’m also emotionally and mentally a lot stronger. The speed and the physicality are very important, but what I have gone through has made me a better person than I was in 2016.
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