When it comes to the rights of people, athletes' rights on the track and field are sometime overlooked.
"When it comes to running there are facts that people need to take into consideration in something like the comrades marathon. Yes all runners are equal but there are things that can not always be the same when looking at the time for a man to finish a race being the same as for a women. I believe that even between men or women only there is some discrimination some times because of achievement but sport is something that brings people closer to each other and does so on a field that not only su
POLOKWANE – Review spoke to people involved in different sport codes and asked about their rights and what they would like to either change or what message do they have for others regarding sport rights.
“We need to educate our players about human rights let’s start there, if they know what does it mean and why this day is named Human Right’s Day.
To promote this we need to start working with relevant departments to capacity our players on knowing and understanding the worth of human rights day and that people lost lives for us to be independent as we are,” Netball South Africa President, Cicilia Molokwane says.
“As a rugby and soccer coach for women I have seen many women believe that they are worth less as a player than a man in both sport. I believe that women have the same rigts as men when it comes to sport and they must share the same opportunities and be taken just as serious as men playing on a field. Male players dominate in sport because of many things and one of that is the support they get but in most cases the sad thing is that women do not get the same support and this for me needs to chan
“I believe that in some cases, women are respected for what they do and achieve. The quality that defines women is love, compassion and sacrifice. Women have a never say die attitude and they are the strength and the rainbow of the world. They need to stand up more for themselves, for what they want to achieve and not let people hold them back when it comes to taking on a challenge that some people may believe they were not made for,” says Nadine Roos a women rugby player.
“People do not just discriminate against gender on the sport field, they also discriminate against being too old or too young and in many cases this holds people back from doing their best and becoming the best they can be. For me age is just a number and I will keep on running even if people feel I am too old to do this or that. The fact is that they should respect me as a person, not my age and they can only judge me on my abilities, not how old I am or look. My right is to do what I love not
“Being involved in the different cultures in a karate environment, I have seen women especially being looked at differently or funny because they are Muslim for instance. They may be criticized because they do or do not wear covering over their faces and many times young boys would not want to fight against a girl because they believe that it is disrespecting them as a male. I believe that more education on bring people to the same equality in sport is whet we all need to focus on because the sa
“For women in sport it is sometimes difficult to be seen and appreciated as athletes but as long as we keep on showing our talent and live the dream out there that many women do not think they can, we will not only be fighting for the rights of women now but more important for the rights of women in sport in the future,” banyana Banyana Soccer playes Noko Matlou says.
