The Department of Sport, Recreation and Amenities will host a sports day for people living with disabilities, in Mitchells Plain, on 6 April 2013, to mark this year’s World Day for Physical Activity, celebrated on the same day.
The event highlights this year’s theme, “No Barriers to Physical Activities” and promotes the integration of sport and recreation between the disabled and able-bodied in Cape Town.
The Mitchells Plain Sports Day for People Living with a Disability will be held at the Mitchells Plain Family and Youth Centre (Corner of AZ Berman and Kilimanjaro Road) between 09:00 and 14:30. Registration opens at 08:00, and activities will include wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, karate, goal ball, team-building games and running games. All sporting activities will cater for the able-bodied and disabled and the event aims to promote social cohesion, as well as a healthy lifestyle among Capetonians.
The Sport, Recreation and Amenities department, in conjunction with the African Physical Activity Network, also asks Capetonians to participate in or organise events or group activities, in celebration of World Day for Physical Activity this Saturday. Residents can organise a small event or activity, walk around the neighbourhood with family members, friends and/or community members, go for a ride on a bicycle, organise an aerobics class in the park or beachfront or simply use the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator on the day.
For more information on the Mitchells Plain Sports Day for People Living with a Disability, contact Sam Festus on 084 397 7718.
