THE Greater Oudtshoorn Municipality recently offered financial support for sports deve- lopment in the area, to the tune of R135 000.
The purpose of these funds is to assist sportswomen- and men of the Greater Oudtshoorn to take their sports careers to the next level, especially to those who attend national and international sports events.
“It is one of our great highlights every year to be able to recognize the sportsmen and women who perform with such excellence and we are privileged to share this with you,” said Alderman Chris MacPherson, Executive Mayor of the Greater Oudtshoorn.
“It takes a lot to get to where you are today and for that we acknowledge you. It is a great joy for us to be able to see our sportsmen- and women recognized in this way. The Greater Oudtshoorn and the council members appreciate you,” he added.
Among the athletes who will benefit from the funding are darts champions who represented Oudtshoorn in Johannesburg at the SA Championship event, won their division and came home with the gold medal; Allanzo Mapoe, a blind cricketer from Oudtshoorn who attends a school for the visually impaired in the Boland and was selected for the Boland Blind Cricket team who will participate in Blind Cricket South Africa’s National; and a total of 23 primary and high school hockey players from various schools who represented Eden at the various national hockey tournaments.
There is also three rugby players from the Oudtshoorn School of Skills who were part of the SWD LSEN rugby team, and 10 athletes from the Grebe Kickboxing Club who went to the Africa Continental WAKO Kickboxing Championship recently.
Anando and Audan Olivier will also represent South Africa at the WAKO World Kickboxing Championships in Italy during October. Two athletes, Luciano Samson and Sarah-Jane Lewis will represent South Africa at the Commonwealth Karate Championships that will be held in Birmingham, England from 7 – 11 September 2022.
Antonio Bruiners and Camden Schoeman were selected for the South African Schools u18 A Rugby team.
R135 000 for sport development
From left is councillor Barbara Owen, Mayor Chris Macpherson and Edith Josephs, interim chairperson of the Greater Oudtshoorn Sports Council. (Photo supplied)