South African para-triathlete David Jones aiming for the 2018 Commonwealth games
The 2016 Paralympics in Rio will see para-triathletes from across the globe with various disabilities battling it out for coveted medals.
The sprint event will be the culmination of years of work for some.
Many Paralympic athletes have had to overcome their disabilities both mentally and physically, and now they will have to push their bodies to the limit in order to claim Paralympic glory, as Sias du Plessis reports.
