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From Friday, 13 February 2009 - 08:00
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Outeniqua Wheelchair Challenge
14 Feb 2009
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A wheelchair race exclusively for disabled athletes!
And - every year it is getting bigger and better! The number of entries has increased dramatically, with disabled athletes and other persons in wheelchairs flocking to this annual event.
| | The Outeniqua Wheelchair Challenge has been staged successfully during the past six years, growing from its humble beginnings of only 27 entries in 2002 (then known as the Outeniqua Chair Challenge -OCC) to the magnificent race attracting 511 participants in 2008!
The Challenge is not only unique as being the first and only event exclusively for the disabled in South Africa, but it is staged in the picturesque town of George, in the heart of the spectacular Garden Route in the Western Cape, situated at the foot of the magestic Outeniqua Mountains. |
Athletes in racing wheelchairs, adapted bicycles, hand cycles, basketball chairs and ordinary wheelchairs have made this into the premier sporting event for the disabled on the South African sporting calendar. It undoubtedly has the potential to develop into one of the best events of its kind in the world!
There is still time to enter the Outeniqua Wheelchair Challenge (OCC) - The deadline for entries is January 30. The six-day "Toer de Kaap" will form part of the OCC for the second year, with its first day being the OCC’s marathon. The next day (Sunday, 15 February), 15 hand cycle riders will leave George on a 600 km tour through the coastal regions, desert landscapes and mountains of the Southern Cape and Karoo, before returning to George. It is organised by Hilary Lewis, a paraplegic who was previously and remains an active sports persons.
Visit OWC site now for more details ...
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Location: George, Garden Route, Western Cape
Contact: OWC site :http://georgeocc.co.za/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=66
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