MEC Hlomane Chauke wishes North West Athletes Mpho Morapedi, Sophy Kotane and Anne marie Froneman good luck as they will represent North West province as part of 83 athletes that will represent South Africa for International Special Olympics Games that will be held from the 25 June to 4 July 2011 in Greece. The three were selected during the National Special Olympics SA in Stellenbosch from the 8 to 11 September 2010.
“My earnest appeal to all athletes is that we pull together as a family in a unified effort to make our nation proud. We must see this event as the beginning to an effort of bringing more participants on board as a province. It is the sportsmanship that brings honour and prestige to a nation. Be proudly South African and remember that the whole North West province will be fully behind you, and represent us well” said MEC Hlomane Chauke.
South Africa is a proud sporting nation, celebrating the success of our athletes in competitions as well as our country in hosting impressive international sporting events on regular basis. Included in these accolades are the achievements of our Special Olympics athletes who in China at the 2007 Special Olympics Worlds Summer Games returned with none less than 90 medals” said Annemarie Van Weiringen CEO of Special Olympics South Africa.
Special Olympics provides year round sports training and Athletic competitions in a variety of Olympics – type sport for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts , skills and friendship with their families, other special Olympics athletes and the community.
Special Olympic is dedicated to founder of Special Olympics Eunice Kennedy Shriver who started the Olympics in 1968 with an oath “Let me win, if I don’t let me be strong enough to finish the race.
“I am very excited that we are represented in the team that will compete in the international games, especially after we have joined the Special Olympics South Africa late. We have learned a lot from the national games and we trust we will have more sporting codes and more athletes in the team” said North West Provincial Coordinator Igna Steyn who is selected Assistant Head of Delegation for team South Africa.
Send off ceremony for the Special Olympics South Africa will be on the 17 June 2011 at Randburg Tower Hotel.
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Source: North West Sports Arts and Culture
North West shines in Team SA to Greece - Special Olympics
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