{"id":4699,"date":"2021-02-15T10:19:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T08:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disabilityconnect.co.za\/?p=4699"},"modified":"2021-02-15T10:19:11","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T08:19:11","slug":"wheelchair-tennis-player-kgothatso-kg-montjane-is-discovery-vitalitys-latest-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/15\/wheelchair-tennis-player-kgothatso-kg-montjane-is-discovery-vitalitys-latest-ambassador\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheelchair tennis player Kgothatso \u2018KG\u2019 Montjane is Discovery Vitality\u2019s latest ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Story by Dylan Rogers for <a href=\"https:\/\/sportindustryawards.co.za\/\">Sports Industry Group<\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the process she joins fellow ambassadors Chad le Clos, Caster Semenya, Wayde van Niekerk, and Lucas Radebe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Montjane was born with a congenital birth defect that affected both her hands and feet, resulting in an amputation below the left knee at the age of 12. She began her tennis career at 20 and has since competed in the Paralympics in Beijing, London, and Rio. In 2018, she became the first African wheelchair tennis player to compete in the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open in the same calendar year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An incredible career <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Montjane has won numerous Sportswoman of the Year awards and captained the South African wheelchair tennis team to their first ever top four finish at an international World Team Cup event. She also runs the Montjane Sports Development NGO, which establishes sporting facilities for disadvantaged people in rural areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are proud to welcome Kgothatso Montjane as a Discovery Vitality Ambassador. We believe her hard work, compassion and leadership, both on and off the court, will show people \u2013 those able-bodied and differently-abled, from all walks of life and of all fitness levels \u2013 that each one of us can take steps to improve our physical and mental health, and that within each of us lies the potential to achieve great things,\u201d says Iona Maclean, Head of Experiential Marketing at Discovery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt a time in our history when people are looking for hope and inspiration, Discovery\u2019s ambassadors have been able to connect with so many on a personal level, becoming beacons of positive action and perseverance. Vitality\u2019s global ambition is to make 100 million people 20% more active by 2025, and we are thrilled to have KG on board to help us achieve this goal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More determined than ever<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m incredibly excited by this new partnership, and the opportunity it provides to bring hope to others,\u201d says Montjane. \u201cAlthough Covid-19 has had a devastating impact on everyone in the sports industry, I am more determined than ever to take on new challenges, encourage more people to get active, and help grow tennis in South Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Introducing latest Discovery Vitality Ambassador: Kgothatso \u2018KG\u2019 Montjane\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7VOyOFvmpKA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Story by Dylan Rogers for Sports Industry Group In the process she joins fellow ambassadors Chad le Clos, Caster Semenya, Wayde van Niekerk, and Lucas Radebe. Montjane was born with a congenital birth defect that affected both her hands and feet, resulting in an amputation below the left knee at the age of 12. 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