'You are the best sporting team in South Africa,' Special Olympics SA chair Mathews Phosa told the team at OR Tambo International Airport.
The Special Olympics South Africa National team arrives at the O.R Tambo international airport returning from the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi, 22 March 2019. Picture: Itumeleng English/ African News Agency
Chairperson of Special Olympics South Africa, Mathews Phosa, on Friday said they country’s Special Olympics team were the best athletes in the country. Golf player Thandiwe Pringle, who won a gold medal, is welcomed back by family members Sibusiso Masango and Gugulethu Masango , as the Special Olympics South Africa National team arrives at the O.R. Tambo International Airport from the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi, 22 March 2019. Picture: Itumeleng English / African News Agency
“You proved to the world and those who try to undermine you that you deserve opportunity and you are in fact very able. You are worthy ambassadors of this country.”
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