Nkangala Athletic Academy awards their best
He said it has been a good year in terms of performance and a bad year in terms of finances.
Emmanuel Shaper Mabaso of Nkangala Athletic Academy would like to thank all Nkangala Athletic Academy (NAA) athletes, donors, supporters, friends, parents and families for support rendered in 2017.
He said it has been a good year in terms of performance and a bad year in terms of finances.
He noted that their balance is in the negative due to provincial and national participation that cost them a lot of money, but he is glad for the positive result yielded.
He also added that on a sad note they lost a valuable athlete in Ben Mahlangu and that may his soul rest in peace.
“We started a year with an excitement that Amon twins were named in the South African team for world champ and we close again on high note were Katlego Moloi is invited to the trial for SA team for the world cross country championships for 2017. 2017 achievements include our athletes in Mpumalanga team in Track SA, interprovincial, cross country, road competitions in the 10km, 21.1km and the 42.2km. Our development team performed extremely well in cross country bringing home six medals in South African cross country champs, four medals in SA schools cross country and five medals in the cross country interprovincial include three medals in the AGN athletes.”
Mabaso added that they had 32 athletes in the team that were selected for interprovincial, 29 in SA cross country, six in 10km team, one in the 21km and two in the 42km and the registered athletes 80. An excellent achievement for a team without a sponsor.
Katlego Moloi is a 2017 Nkangala Athletic Academy Athlete of the year, Athletes athlete of the year, Junior Athlete of the year and Ben Mahlangu Jnr Award, Track Athlete of the year and Cross-Country Athlete of the year and SA track, Cross Country, School cross country provincial recognition for representing Mpumalanga.
Category Athletes of the year: Sub-youth Siyabonga Mdlalose, youth Nkosinathi Skosana, junior Katlego Moloi, senior Mandla Nkabinde, master, Graham Malinga.
National championship participation, Schools cross country Katlego Moloi, Neni Ndlovu, Nkosinathi Skosana, Siyabonga Mdlalose; road running Mandla Nkabinde, Jetro Sithole, Sibusiso Kubheka, Katleho Khanye, Graham Malinga and Japie Jele. Track Katlego Moloi, Nani Ndlovu, Siyabonga Mdlalose and Menzi Nyambi, Comrade Marathon Graham Malinga, Moses Skosana, Muzi Mahlangu, Johannes Masinga and Obed Ginidza.
