In August 2013, the Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, in partnership with South African Sports Confederation Council (SASCOC), launched the National Training Centre (NTC) in Bloemfontein as South Africa’s top training facility for top class athletes.
The primary objective of the Centre is to ensure that national and international athletes receive the best possible training and conditioning in preparation of national and international sport competitions.
The MEC for Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Mr Dan Kgothule, is happy to announce that the Chinese Taipei Women’s Tug of War Team based at the Taipei Jingmei Girls High School (previous World Champions), will be visiting South Africa from 31 March to 13 April 2014.
The primary purpose of the visit will be to exchange training and coaching information with their South African counterparts, while they explore South African Culture. The NTC in Bloemfontein will be the training ground for the team while they are in the Free State.
The 17 member Chinese Taipei contingent will arrive in Johannesburg on Monday 31 March 2014 and be joined by a 14 member South African squad to be hosted at a welcome dinner by SASCOC.
The group will depart for Bloemfontein on Tuesday 1 April 2014, and be hosted by the Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation at the NTC, culminating in a Tug of War competition between the Chinese Taipei team and the South African Women’s team on Saturday 5 April 2014 at Tempe, Bloemfontein.
The program of the team in the Free State will unfold as follows:
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Date |
Session |
Activity |
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2 April 2014 |
Morning |
Testing for both Teams at NTC and Tour of the NTC. |
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Afternoon |
Live training on the rope. |
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Evening |
Function hosted by Free State Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation. |
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3 April 2014 |
Morning |
Gym Training at NTC. |
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Afternoon |
Training on the rope. |
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4 April 2014 |
Morning |
Gym training at the NTC. |
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Afternoon |
Training on the rope. |
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Evening |
Chinese Taipei will host the SA group for a function where the ambassador of Chinese Taipei will meet the teams. |
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5 April 2014 |
Morning |
Indoor competition between the two countries at Tempe. |
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6 April 2014 |
Morning |
Kasi Tour and Game Drive for the Team. |
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Evening |
Teams Depart. |
Please note:
The welcome dinner and media briefing function will be held as follows:
Date: 2 April 2014
Time: 17h30 for 18h00
Venue: Windmill Casino, Bloemfontein
Your media establishment is invited to the Welcome Dinner and Media Briefing as well as to cover the entire program.
Enquiries:
Tankiso Zola, Manager: Communication
Cell: 082 940 2392
Tel: 051 4104742/4786/4719
E-mail: tankiso@sacr.fs.gov.za
Dulcy Modise
IT Manager: FSSC
Tel: 051 447 0015
E-mail: dulcy@fssc.co.za
