The Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation in collaboration with the Fezile Dabi District, Moqhaka Local Municipality and People with Disability structures, will be hosting the Provincial People with Disability Games from 25 to 27 January 2013 in Maokeng/Kroonstad.
The games take place within three disciplines: Intellectually Impaired (II); Physically Challenged (PC) and Visually Impaired (VI). They are multi-coded in nature and include the following sporting codes: Soccer (deaf), Netball (Intellectually Impaired), Table Tennis (Physically Challenged), Goal ball (Partially Blind and blind), Chess (Physically Challenged), Diketo (Physically Challenged) and Morabaraba (Physically Challenged).
Participants are selected from the four districts and Metro to participate at these Provincial competitions. Each district and the Metro will send a team contingent of 73 participants, both boys and girls, in different disciplines, some of whom will be competing in wheelchairs. The total number of participants, coaches, team managers and technical officials will be 365.
Teams are expected to arrive on 25 January and depart on 27 January.
The event will be hosted as follows:
Opening Ceremony:
Date: 25 January 2013
Time: 13h00 – 20h00
Venue: Seeisoville Hall (Kroonstad)
Games:
Date: 26 to 27 January 2013
Times: 08h30 – 17h00 (Sat) 08h00 - 13h00 (Sun)
Venues: Seeisoville Hall (All Sporting Codes), Laubser Park (Soccer and Table Tennis)
All media houses are invited to cover the event.
Enquiries:
Tankiso Zola
Communication and IT
Tel: 051 410 4742/4786
Cell: 082 940 2392
Email: tankiso@sacr.fs.gov.za
Enquiries:
Theresia Ngozo
Tel: 016 - 9708917
Cell: 0824611760
Email: theresiangozo@ymail.com
