Zanele Situ

**Ntombizanele Situ** (19 ga watan Janairun 1971 - 1 ga watan Nuwamba 2023), wanda aka fi sani da Zanele Situ, ɗan wasa Paralympic ne na Afirka ta Kudu wanda ke fafatawa galibi a cikin abubuwan da suka faru na F54. Kwararre a cikin jefa javelin, Situ ta kasance mai lambar zinare sau biyu a duka Wasannin Paralympics da IPC Athletics World Championships kuma ita ce mace ta farko ta Afirka ta Kudu da ta lashe lambar zinare ta Paralympic.

## Rayuwa ta farko
An haifi Ntombizanele Situ a Kokstad, Afirka ta Kudu a ranar 19 ga watan Janairun shekara ta 1971.  A lokacin da take da shekaru goma sha biyu ta sami rauni a ƙafafunta wanda ya haifar da rashin iya tafiya. Gwaje-gwaje na likita sun gano kamuwa da tarin fuka a cikin kashin baya wanda ya haifar da Situ ya shiga cikin rabin-coma na shekaru biyu, kuma an bar shi da shanyayye daga kashin baya na huɗu, ya bar ta tana buƙatar amfani da keken guragu. Bayan ta zama nakasassu ta yi karatu a Mthatha . 

## Ayyukan wasanni
Situ ta fara zuwa matakin kasa da kasa a shekarar 1998 lokacin da ta wakilci Afirka ta Kudu a gasar zakarun duniya ta IPC ta farko, wanda aka gudanar a Birmingham, Ingila. A can ta shiga duka abubuwan da suka faru na javelin da discus, ta lashe zinariya a cikin javelin tare da mafi kyawun jefa mita 14.45, da tagulla a cikin jefa discus. Wannan ya kai ta ga 2000 Summer Paralympics a Sydney inda ta lashe zinare a cikin F52-54 javelin da azurfa a cikin F51-54 discus. Ta hanyar shan zinariya a Sydney ta zama mace ta farko ta Afirka ta Kudu da ta lashe lambar yabo ta Paralympic. Shekaru biyu bayan haka ta samu nasarar kare taken javelin na duniya a Lille, amma duk da ƙara kusan mita biyu zuwa nisan da ta yi daga Birmingham, ya isa kawai don kammala matsayi na huɗu.[1] 2003 ta ga Situ ta sami karbuwa saboda nasarorin da ta samu daga kasar ta lokacin da aka ba ta lambar yabo ta Ikhamanga (azurfa) saboda gudummawar da ta bayar ga wasanni.

Shekaru biyu bayan haka a Athens, Situ ta samu nasarar kare matsayinta na javelin a Wasannin Paralympics na bazara na 2004.  Kodayake ba ta gama a kan podium a ko dai harbi ba ko kuma tattaunawa, kwamitin Paralympic na kasa da kasa ya amince da ita a matsayin 'yar wasan mata wacce ta fi dacewa da ruhun wasannin lokacin da aka ba ta lambar yabo ta Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award .

Bayan Athens, Situ ya shiga wani lokaci mara kyau a gasa, ya kasa kaiwa podium a 2008 Summer Paralympics a Beijing. Ta dawo da wani nau'i a shekara ta 2011, lokacin da ta lashe tagulla a Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta Christchurch, amma fitowar masu fafatawa a duniya, kamar Hania Aidi na Tunisia da Yang Liwan na China, sun sanya kalubalen taken aiki mai wahala. A Wasannin Paralympics na bazara na 2012 a London Situ ta jefa nisan mita 16.22, amma ta kasa samun matsayi a matsayi na huɗu

A tsakanin Wasannin Paralympics na bazara na 2016 da 2016, Situ ta yi ikirarin karin lambobin tagulla guda biyu, a Lyon (2013)  da Doha (2015) , duka biyu a cikin javelin. A Rio, a cikin 2016 Paralympics, Situ ta sami nasara a cikin javelin, ta jefa alamar mita 17.90 a zagaye na uku don ɗaukar lambar yabo ta farko a cikin shekaru goma sha biyu, tagulla. A wasannin Rio de Janeiro ta kuma sami amincewar kasar ta, an ba ta girmamawa na mai ɗaukar tutar a lokacin bikin buɗewa.[1]

## Mutuwa
Zanele Situ ya mutu a watan Nuwamba 2023, yana da shekaru 52. 

## Bayanan da aka ambata