Rasetapa appreciates support for disabled sport

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FRANCISTOWN: Thuso Rasetapa, the founder of the Paralympics Association of Botswana (PASSOBO) has said that support for sports for the disabled from the government and the private sector continues to grow.

Rasetapa, who has fought tirelessly for the recognition of disabled sportspersons in Botswana, said there is a lot of improvement. He said the government has shown its support through embracing Sports For All through its Vision, an indication that they are appreciated.

A teacher by profession, Rasetapa founded PASSOBO with the help of a Dutch man in 1997. He said that he went to special schools and then went on to complete his primary, secondary school in mainstream schools, which were not reserved for the disabled. "I then went to Tirelo Sechaba for teaching in 1997.

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