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May Edition – 2013
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NEDBANK REVIEW DISABLED PARTNERSHIP By Lizette Khan Over the past 20 years, sport for the physically disabled in South Africa has become synonymous with one institution - Nedbank. The organisation formerly started its association with the South African Sports Association for the Physically Disabled, (SASAPD), in the early 1990’s after South Africa was readmitted to international sporting participation. Since then it has been a driving force in not only supporting various sporting events, such as the National Championships for the Physically Disabled but also in putting together initiatives that have supported various athletes
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as ambassadors for sport for the physically disabled. Heading to London for the 2012 Olympic Games, the organisation partnered with the SASAPD and put together a four plan with various themes and goals for the athlete’s in preparation for the global showpiece. However, with just three years to Rio de Janeiro, it seems that there are no such plans afoot this time around with the organisation extending its sponsorship for a single year in 2013 only. “Where we are at the moment with the South African Sports Association for the Physically Disabled, we would normally go in
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