Thato Makhafola moved us with her story of finding a way to love her body as a runner, and she is our first winner of a R3000 Adidas voucher. Here is her story as she wrote to our ambassador South African Hockey Goalkeeper Phumelela Mbande:
COMPETITION WINNER: Thato Makhafola shares her story on body confidence
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