The Department of Sport, Art, Culture and Recreation in conjunction with the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality, Maluti A Phofung Local Municipality and Free State House of Traditional Leaders will host the Rural Sport Development Programme on 25 August 2018 at the Phuthaditjhaba Stadium in Qwa Qwa. The programme focuses on areas that have Traditional Leaders. This programme is a Sport and Recreation South Africa mandatory programme that is implemented in all Provinces.
The Rural Sport Development Programme has been conceptualized out of a realization that notwithstanding the efforts made by Government to promote sport in the country, the state of sport and availability of sport infrastructure and participation in sport activities mirrors the societal disparities created by the apartheid regime.
Most disadvantaged communities, particularly in the rural areas and areas under Traditional Leadership still require a structured focused sport development programme. The Rural Sport Development Programme is therefore one such programme aimed at uplifting sport in the rural as well as farming communities.
The games will be hosted as follows:
Date: 25 August 2018
|
Venue |
Code |
Time |
|
Phuthaditjhaba stadium |
Athletics |
10h00 -16h00 |
|
Phuthaditjhaba Multipurpose courts |
Netball |
10h00 -16h00 |
|
Bonamelo open ground ( Lesilo) |
Female Football |
10h00 -16h00 |
|
Reahola open Grounds |
Male Football |
10h00 -16h00 |
|
Leratong open Grounds |
Male Football |
10h00 -16h00 |
The programme currently has 34 u/14 football male clubs, 15 u/15 netball, 12 u/15 female football clubs and 1008 athletes actively participating in both track and field events. All the clubs are playing in leagues and have registered with the relevant federations.
The top eight on the log standing of each code from both Batlokwa and Bakwena will play against each other to determine the provincial winners from the house of traditional leaders.
“These young athletes are given the opportunity to compete against each other and measure their skills against athletes from other rural areas. It is the mandate of this department to find and identify talent and this is but one of the ways where we are finding talent in previously undiscovered areas. These athletes will represent the province in July and we will be behind them all the way.” Said MEC Mathabo Leeto.
Enquiries:
Mr. Tankiso Zola
Director: Communication and IT
Cell: 082 940 2392
Tel: 051 – 4104742/4786/4735
E-mail: tankiso@sacr.fs.gov.za
