Hundreds of athletes with disabilities have already entered the popular annual Outeniqua Wheelchair Challenge (OCC), and are training hard for the event, which takes place in George on 18 February 2012.

Celebrity actor and comedian Alfred Ntombela - well known for his roles in the Leon Schuster movies - has thrown his weight behind the organisers’ bid to get 1000 athletes on the starting line for the 10th OCC Wheelchair Challenge next February, and is encouraging as many persons with disabilities as possible to compete in one of the 44 categories on the day.