Nadat Charles \u201cChico\u201d Oppelt as die Suid-Afrikaanse rolstoel-liggaamsboukampioen in 2022 gekroon is, het deelname aan die 2023-Afrika- Arnold Classic-sportfees-byeenkoms in Roodepoort, Johannesburg, \u2019n werklikheid vir hom geword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oppelt, wat na die byeenkoms vergesel is deur sy meisie, Amber Mingo, met wie hy die afgelope 17 maande bevriend is, het ook sy romantiese kant gewys toe hy in samewerking met personeel en die kaptein van Flysafair die groot vraag 38 000 voet in die lug in gevra, en die twee verloof geraak het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHoewel ons mekaar langer as vyf jaar ken, is ons maar net 17 maande as outjie en meisie bymekaar,\u201d het Oppelt vertel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy s\u00ea dit was Mingo se heel eerste vlug en hy wou dit spesiaal maak. Sy gedagte om Mingo om haar hand te vra, was vir haar \u2019n verrassing, hoewel sy geweet het hy gaan die vraag die een of ander tyd vra, maar sy het nie verwag dit sou in die vliegtuig wees nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMet die gedagte dat ek die toekomstige mevrou Oppelt aan my sy het, het ek na enige uitdaging op my pad uitgesien,\u201d het Oppelt ges\u00ea. \u201cDit het my aangespoor om goed te vaar by die 2023-Afrika- Arnold Classic-sportfees-byeenkoms in Roodepoort, Johannesburg, wat van 19 tot 21 Mei gehou is. Hoewel ek \u2019n silwermedalje ontvang het, het dit my nie negatief gemaak nie. My tweede plek het my weer eens laat besef hoe gelukkig ek is om mense te h\u00ea wat vir my omgee, en daarom hoop ek ek kan \u2019n inspirasie vir ander gestremdes wees,\u201d vertel Oppelt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oppelt, wat in 2002 op 17-jarige ouderdom \u2019n ernstige besering aan sy ruggraat opgedoen het toe \u2019n skrum op hom ineengestort het terwyl hy vir sy geliefde Mamre-rugbyklub gespeel het, is van die nek af verlam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy neem sedert sy ongeluk aan verskeie para-sporte deel, soos rolstoelrugby en rolstoelliggaamsbou, wat hy maar nog net agt maande beoefen, danksy \u2019n vriend wat hom daaraan bekendgestel het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oppelt het vyf jaar gelede, tydens sy fisio en opleiding by die Enhanced-sentrum in Kaapstad, Marko Pietrowski, \u2019n professionele liggaamsbouer, ontmoet, wat n\u00e1 \u2019n ongeluk ook verlam is. \u201cPietrowski het my laat besef ek kan steeds presteer \u2013 ongeag my gestremdheid,\u201d het hy ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Charles en Mingo het Saterdag (27 Mei) \u2019n klein seremonie by Oppelt se ouerwoning in Henning Huising-straat, Mamre, vir vriende en familie gehou. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy en Mingo bedank almal wat \u2019n bydrae gelewer het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMingo kon as gevolg van \u2019n borgskap vir die vlugkostes deel wees van my sukses en ons bedank die skenker daarvoor, en ook die personeel van Flysafair en almal,\u201d het Oppelt ges\u00ea. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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