The Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, in collaboration with the Department of Education, Free State Sport Council (FSSC), Mangaung Metro and South African Sport Association for the Intellectually Impaired (SASA), hosted a very successful National Age Group Championships for the Intellectually Impaired (II) from 1 October 2012 to 6 October 2012.
This is a multi-coded sport tournament for the Intellectually Impaired consisted of the following sport codes: Indoor Rowing; Blackball Pool; Hockey; Football and Netball.
The results of the games are as follows:
Blackball Pool (1-3 October 2012: Tempe Pool)
Gauteng (Gold)
Kwazulu Natal (Silver)
Free State (Bronze)
Best Player of the tournament: Lucky Sepagela (Free State)
Best Player (Girls): Magriet (Gauteng)
Best Player (Boys): Lucky Sepagela (Free State)
Best Team: Gauteng
Hockey (2-3 October 2012: Central University of Technology)
- Western Cape - A (Gold)
- Kwazulu Natal (Silver)
- Western Cape - B (Bronze)
Indoor Rowing (2-3 October 2012: Free State Sport Science Institute)
1000m Singles:
- Eastern Cape (Gold)
- Free State (Silver)
- Mpumalanga (Bronze)
1000m Boys Seniors Singles:
- Eastern Cape (Gold)
- Gauteng (Silver)
- Gauteng (Bronze)
500m Boys Junior Singles:
- Mpumalanga (Gold)
- Eastern Cape (Silver)
- Eastern Cape (Bronze)
500m Mixed Relay Seniors:
- Gauteng (Gold)
- Mpumalanga (Silver)
- Eastern Cape (Bronze)
500m Girls Junior Relay:
- Gauteng (Gold)
- Gauteng (Silver)
- Mpumalanga (Bronze)
Basketball (4-6 October 2012: Central University of Technology)
- Free State (Gold)
- Gauteng (Silver)
- Mpumalanga (Bronze)
Futsal (4-6 October 2012: Batho Soccer Centre)
- Mpumalanga (Gold)
- Eastern Cape (Silver)
- Western Cape (Bronze)
Football (4-6 October 2012: Tempe Sports Grounds)
- Western Cape (Gold)
- Gauteng (Silver)
- Free State (Bronze)
Netball (04-06 October 2012: Central University of Technology)
- Free State (Gold)
- Eastern Cape (Silver)
- Gauteng (Bronze)
All the nine provinces participated in the tournament.
The Free State hosted this prestigious event for the Intellectually Impaired for the first time.
Media Enquiries:
Tankiso Zola
Tel: 051 410 4742/4786/4719
Cell: 082 940 2392
E-mail: tankiso@sacr.fs.gov.za
General Enquiries:
Jerry Segwaba
Tel: 051 447 0015
Cell: 082 662 3525
E-mail: dulcy@sacr.fs.gov.za
