Moneyraising event for a wheelchair rugby player.
Pretoria students do it for a wheelchair rugby player from the Free State.
For the love of sport more than 80 occupational therapy students from the University of Pretoria held an Action Sports Day moneyraising event for a dedicated SA wheelchair rugby player.
They held the event to raise money for a custom-made rugby wheelchair for a talented young wheelchair rugby player, by the name of Musa Simelane.
The event was held at the Tshwane China City Mall at the Zambesi Action Sport Arena from 09:00 until 14:00 on Saturday.
Musa Simelane is a student at the University of the Free State who was born with a physical disability, called limbs deformity, resulting in severely deformed hands and bent feet.
He is an excellent wheelchair rugby player and has played for the National South African Wheelchair Rugby Squad in the UK last year.
His talent has been recognised by the South Africa Wheelchair Rugby Union that supports him.
Speaking to one of the student’s organisers, Marit von Schlichting she said: “Our department’s wish is to help South Africa Wheelchair Rugby in raising money for a new wheelchair to make his sporting dreams become a reality.”
“An Action Sports Day event is a competition that includes various sports types including action dodge ball, action netball, action cricket and action soccer. Teams of all ages and genders can entered for a friendly day of sport,” said Von Schlichting.
“The profits from this event will be donated towards the custom-made rugby wheelchair worth R90 000,” said Von Schlichting.
Musa Simelane was excited and thanked God and blessed all students who took part in the Action Sports Day moneyraising event and wished them many years to come.
Musa was born with a congenital abnormality of the arms and legs. Doctors describe it as “limbs deformity” and claim it is a condition that will affect him life-long. He cannot walk properly, can hardly run, struggles to write or use his arms as a normal person can. The doctors promised his family they would be able to rectify his legs, but after numerous operations he still struggles with a severe limp, and needs to stop after 20 minutes of walking due to immense pain.
Over years of practicing, he has learned to write, however, this is yet another one of his endless struggles. As a child he needed help in everyday tasks, such as getting dressed, brushing his teeth, eating his food, or climbing stairs. Through hard work, he finally managed to achieve these tasks years after other children his age did. He has received various operations throughout his life, all attempting to help him but none being very successful.
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