The 19-year-old is heading to his second Paralympic Games, and plans to shatter his personal bests.
JOHANNESBURG – In 2010, Puseletso Mabote underwent an emergency amputation after a truck crashed into the family vehicle he was in while on his way to school.“I was involved in a car accident in 2010 and needed an amputation after the accident.
“Every day boils down to routine; if I deviate from my routine, it’s going to throw me off a little bit. Every day has its routine balancing school and practice, and we coordinate according to the competitions throughout the whole year. So every day after school, I go straight to practice. It’s a matter of me switching between school mode and training mode.
"I feel like I get more and more excited leading up to the competition, so I don't have to work as much on my mental prep leading into the competition or the major championship. My mind is already there because it's excited.”
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