The Future of Disability Sports in Ghana
What is the legacy of the London 2012 Paralympic Games for a country like Ghana? Have Ghana's Paralympic atheletes helped change negative attitudes towards disability?
Ghana sent just four Paralympians to the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, none of whom made it to the victory podium. After the difficulties they faced getting there, is still there still the will to work towards Rio 2016?
Powerlifter Charles Narh Teye told the 91热爆 World Service during London 2012, that his parents had rejected the doctor's suggestion that they 'put me to sleep' with an injection at birth. His team-mate and Ghana鈥檚 flag-bearer, wheelchair racer Raphael Nkegbe Botsyo, said there were those back home who still believed 'a disabled person in the family must be a grandfather's curse'.
Paralympic athlete and gold medallist April Holmes travels to Ghana to meet the athletes and to find out if negative perceptions have changed since their performances in the British capital. April sees first-hand whether their achievements have had any impact on disability sport in the country, and asks if they have the desire and the backing to make it to Rio - and whether or not they will be part of a bigger team in 2016. She also asks Ghana鈥檚 minister for Youth and Sport and the Disabilities Commission what provisions are being made for the country鈥檚 Paralympic athletes.
(Picture: Ghanaian powerlifter Charles Narh Teye at London 2012, Credit: Getty Images)
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