The medal count continues for Team South Africa at the 2023 Berlin Special Olympics, where swimmer Bronwyn Ramathula clinched a gold medal in the Women s 100 metre backstroke final on Thursday. The 34-year-old from KwaZulu-Natal thanked her family for their support in getting her this far.
The 2023 Special Olympics National Team hopes to replicate their success at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in the United Arab Emirates where they returned triumphant with 35 gold, 15 Silver and 12 Bronze medals.
Eyewitness News has been following their progress since the launch of Adopt an Athlete and with 14 days to go before the Games in Berlin, we caught up with some of the organisations that have stepped up to assist the athletes.