Gauteng School Sport Awards relaunched
The official relaunch of the Gauteng School Sport Awards took place at Wits University in co-operation with the Gauteng Department of Education.
JOHANNESBURG – The provincial school sport awards were last held in 2002. At the relaunch MEC Maile has expressed his intention to turn the awards into one of the important events, consistent with the annual glory of the Gauteng Sport Awards.
MEC Maile said, “In line with our renewed commitment to school sport in general, these awards will be used as a tool to promote, reward and celebrate excellence at school sport level.
Some of our celebrated champion athletes such as Olympians Chad le Clos, Khotso Mokoena and Cameron van der Burgh, footballers Simphiwe Tshabalala, Senzo Meyiwa and others, as well as wheelchair tennis star Lucas Sithole, are among the abundant talent that started shining from school level, and an example of the future stars that the awards will seek to honour and recognise in schools.”
MEC Maile introduced the categories to be awarded as well as the nomination procedure, which will include awards for both primary and secondary school levels.
Nominations for the Gauteng School Sport Awards opened on December 9, 2013 and finalists will be announced on February 7 with the main awards event scheduled for February 21.
