Rustenburg-Based on the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Sport and Recreation S.A (SRSA) and Department of Basic Education (DBE), all School Sport activities will be delivered jointly at all levels with different and clear responsibilities, hence the North West Provincial Athletics Championships games to be held on the 07th March 2014 at Bojanala District.

After a successful hosting of the Provincial Primary Athletics Championships, the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) will be hosting the event at the Olympia Park Stadium again this week for the Provincial Secondary Athletics Championships games.

“About 750 secondary school boys and girls from across the province will participate in multi-coded games, to earn the approval of being the best in the Province. They will also be awarded the opportunity to represent the Province in the National championships which will be held in Polokwane later this month” departmental spokesperson Shirley Montsho said.

The Schools Sport games are part of the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and the Department of Education’s plan to ensure maximum access to sport, recreation and physical education in every school in South Africa. It also seeks to revive the fading sporting spirit and culture amongst the youth.

“Sporting codes at the event are as follows: long jump, triple jump, 10km walks javelin, hurdles, hammer and discus amongst others. Participants range in age from 14-19 years” Montsho said.

In order to encourage participation and more effort from schools, there will be an award ceremony where the winning schools will receive medals, trophies and equipments during the competition.

Details of the games are as follows:

Venue: Olympia Park Stadium

Time: 08h00

Date: 07 March 2014
-TDN
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