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Back in the saddle: Philippa Johnson-Dwyer, riding Benedict, in the equestrian freestyle at the Paralympics in 2008, where she won gold. She will be riding another new horse, Lord Louis, in Tokyo. (Mike Clarke/AFP)

2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS

Fighting to get back in the saddle

Paralysed at 23, Philippa Johnson-Dwyer has defied the odds to seek Paralympian glory

Jermaine Craig

One of South Africa’s best athletes is making waves internationally and is targeting a third world record. You’ve probably never heard of him.

DISABLED PEOPLE

The accidental record-breaker

Mpumelelo Mhlongo is crushing it on the global stage, and has his eye on a third world record

Luke Feltham