South African Olympic and Paralympic hero Natalie du Toit has backed the country’s medal chances ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Du Toit was this week nominated in the Sporting Moment of the Last 20 Years category at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Berlin.
While she lost out to the Indian cricket team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup, Du Toit remains one of the most inspirational figures in South African sporting history having competed at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Du Toit, who had her left leg amputated at 17, finished 16th in the open water women’s 10 km race in Beijing while she also went on to win five gold medals at that year’s Paralympics.
A winner of the Laureus Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability award in 2010, Du Toit is still heavily involved in South African sport as a member of the SASCOC board.
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