Since its establishment in 1962 SASAPD has gone through a full circle of revolution and change. We continue to re-evaluate our position and our role in the ever changes structures of sport in South Africa and throughout the world. The focus of the organisation is to develop and promote the sporting codes offered at Paralympic level for athletes with physical disabilities, visual impairment and blindness. We distinctly offer pathways through our affiliations with international bodies such as IBSA, IWAS and CPISRA and our annual Nedbank National Championships for Physically Disabled, as recognised steps towards Paralympic Games qualification across a variety of sports We work and are an affiliate member of SASCOC as well as being associated members of a number of other national sporting federations.
With the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games underway our para athletes are making there final preparations before they start competing. Para Swimming: Kaleb VAN DER MERWE – Men’s SB8 100m Breaststroke Heat 1 at 7th April Read more
The 2018 Athletics South Africa National Championships has finally arrive. The ASA Senior National Championships comes only 2 weeks before the SASAPD National Championships in Bloemfontein, and already our athletes are giving us some Read more
Dear Media Please see invitation to the Media Launch of the SASAPD National Championship for the Physically Disabled and Visually Impaired 7th March 2018 The Event dates are 28 March – 3 April Read more
SASCOC have named a powerful team to represent the rainbow nation at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia between 4-15 April. Team South Africa athletes will do battle across 16 codes, including para-sports Read more
Dyan Buis, aged 27, is a T38 Para Athlete and Disability Sportsman of the Year 2017, proudly shares that his home town is Riversdale, a small town off the N2 on your way to Read more
Are you an athlete with a disability? Do you want to share your story? SASAPD Sport Magazine are calling for athletes with a disability to contact us so we can share your story with South Read more