E11 - Niel Louw: South African Paralympian | Running amidst adversity

Paralympian Niel Louw has an amazing story. Listen to the podcast as Niel talks about The freak accident that should have killed him (2mins 20secs) The great opportunity God gave him as a disabled athlete (5.10) Winning his first Paralympic medal in the 200m final at Barcelona 1992 (9.40) Finally beating his rival, the world-record holding Nigerian sprinter Adeoye Ajibola (11.55) Having his hopes of victory at Sydney 2000 ended by a hamstring tear (14.00) Sharing his faith in Jesus as an athlete (17.15) The importance of church in his life (20.38) The vision of All Ability Ministry (21.50) How disability sport has changed since he first competed (24.40) Helping disabled athletes share their faith (26.00) His inspiring motto (28.50) And much more… #paralympian #paralympics #athlete #sprinter #southafrica