Ntando Mahlangu, the rising phoenix for south Africa

Ntando Mahlangu (born 26 January 2002) is a South African Paralympic athlete

Ntando Mahlangu (born 26 January 2002) is a South African Paralympic athlete. He won the gold medal in both the men's long jump T63 and men's 200 metres T61 events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. He is also a two-time medallist at the World Para Athletics Championships.

“I am running for all the people who struggle to run. i am wining to prove to everyone that victory is still possible"

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South Africa’s teenage track star Ntando Mahlangu hogged limelight after winning his first major international competition, the men's 200m T61, at the 2019 World Championships in Dubai, UAE.

One of the brightest young rising stars in the Paralympic Movement, Mahlangu is one of the nine Paralympians featured in the Netflix documentary 'Rising Phoenix'.

He had made a name for himself after a terrific season in 2017, dominating the World Junior Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland, with four gold medals and new 100m T42 (12.01) and 400m T42 (49.92) world records in the process – all at just 15.

Those achievements came just weeks after he won 200m T42 silver behind Great Britain’s Paralympic champion Richard Whitehead at the London 2017 World Championships.