The athlete competes in the H1 category in para-cycling which is for athletes with highly affected movement in the trunk, legs and hands.
JOHANNESBURG – Paralympic champion Pieter du Preez is participating in his third Paralympics in Paris.
He tells Eyewitness News that at the Rio Paralympic Games, he would have gone for para-cycling for the first time but there were administration issues which ended up with his classes being removed from the Games. "But then Tokyo, I finally raced in cycling, which is an endurance event, which is down my alley, you know. And obviously, there I can go for medals because that's my thing. And ja, I mean, look, it was a gold medal in Tokyo," said Du Preez.
"I don't have to be triceps muscle at the back, can't move my hands or fingers at all, and completely paralysed from the chest down. And I think it's important to also mention those aren't the only things."
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