To: All Media
Attention: News and Sport Editors/ Journalists
Date: 18 September 2013
Team Gauteng to participate in the National Indigenous Games
Gauteng will hope to use its homeground advantage to improve its
performance in this year’s National Indigenous Games starting from 2024 September, at the Tshwane Events Centre.
The province has been part of the Indigenous Games since their
inception in 2003 and managed an average top 5 position over the
years.
The games are an initiative of the department of Sport and Recreation
South Africa’s mass participation programme to ‘Get the Nation to Play.’
This year they are held as a build-up to Heritage Day celebrations on
September 24.
Commenting on the programme MEC Lebogang Maile welcomed the
decision to have Gauteng hosting the nation for the games. “We are
privileged that the National Indigenous games are hosted in Gauteng
the Home of Champions, a province with a rich heritage reflective of its
diverse people”.
“For us as Gauteng the games are more than the desire to achieve the
top spot but also about assisting South Africa to reclaim, restore and
celebrate its heritage,” added Maile.
The team will arrive in the capitol at the Tshwane Events Centre on the
20th September for the opening ceremony by Minister Fikile Mbalula
and Tshwane Mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa.
The 100 member team has been hard at work preparing to participate in
games including morabaraba, stick-fighting, dibeke, juskei, drie
stokkies, among others.
Details of the event:
Opening Ceremony:
Games:
Closing Ceremony:
Venue:
20th September 2013
21-23 September 2013
24th September 2013
Tshwane Events Centre
This is how Team Gauteng, which took the 5th position, faired in last
year’s tournament:
Sport Code
Medal
1. Dibeke
Silver
2. Ncuva
Silver
3. Khokho
Bronze
Ends
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Issued by the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and
Recreation
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