Comrades 2022: CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!

Comrades 2022: CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! By Nikki Kemp Team Beastie (Chaeli, Chantal, Daleen, Gerhard) finish Comrades 2022 in 11:10:57 Chaeli is not afraid to challenge perceptions and go against the perceived norm; she is also no stranger to finding herself in the history books. In 2016, she became the first wheelchair athlete to finish the Comrades […]

Pacific Mbela: Cape Town Festival of Running 2022

Pacific Mbela: Cape Town Festival of Running 2022 By Nikki Kemp Team Beastie: Pacific, Chantal, Chaeli having fun at 2022 Cape Town Festival of Running Mandela Day is a day sanctioned by the United Nations and is commemorated on the 18th of July each year on former President Nelson Mandela’s birthday to honour him by making […]

Anita Engelbrecht and inclusion in the Comrades

Inclusion in the Comrades By Kirsten Steenkamp June 2021 Known as the Ultimate Human Race, the gruelling Comrades Marathon has taken place every year since 1921, taking its only break during World War 2. Now, as the Covid-19 pandemic causes disruption of the in-person race for the second year in a row, The Chaeli Campaign […]

CSRC Making History with Inclusive Sports

CSRC Making History with Inclusive Sports CSRC Making History with Inclusive Sports Kirsten Steenkamp March 2021 On 12 February the Chaeli Sports and Recreation Club commemorated it’s 11th birthday! Though the Covid-19 pandemic severely restricted sports activities this past year, our adaptive athletes are gearing up for a more active 2021! Join us in honouring […]