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In giving effect to the theme of sport and South African Sports Commission (SASC). recreation in South , namely Getting The key objectives of the SRSA are to: The Nation To Play, there is a huge responsi- • increase participation in sport and recre- bility on stakeholders (including all spheres ational activities of government) to actively contribute towards • raise the profile of sport and recreation, raising the levels of participation in organ- particularly among decision-makers ised sport and recreation, which are current- • increase the probability of ’s ly estimated at between 7% and 20%. In sportspersons and teams achieving suc- this regard, emphasis is directed at increas- cess in major international competitions ing the levels of participation of historically • place sport and recreation at the forefront disadvantaged and marginalised groups, of efforts to address issues of national including black South Africans, women, the importance such as unemployment, youth, rural communities and people with poverty, economic development, and disabilities. individual and community health. According to a survey done in 2000, there These objectives are being pursued in co- was an increase in the contribution of sport operation with the SASC, to which several of and recreation to the Gross Domestic the objectives of the former Department of Product (GDP) of South Africa from 1,9% in Sport and Recreation were transferred in 1997 to 2% in 2000. Its estimated worth was terms of the SASC Act, 1998 (109 of 1998), as some R15 913 million. If capital expenditure amended. is included, the contribution rises to The SASC is responsible for the delivery of R16 765 million or 2,1% of GDP. According to sport and recreation through its programmes the survey, sport and recreation provided and those of its clients (the national federa- employment for some 34 325 full-time and tions). 6 140 part-time workers, and makes use of Provincial governments are responsible for: 8 000 volunteers. • making sport and recreation accessible to Within South Africa, the overall responsibil- all people in their respective provinces ity for policy, provision and facilitation of sport • providing the infrastructure required for and recreation delivery, resides with Sport sport and recreation and its maintenance and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) and the • optimising the usage of facilities through better management and capacity-building • policy development within the context of was chosen as the Female the national sport and recreation policy, World Athlete of the Year 2003. She recorded 22 wins in 26 high-jump competitions during with the principal agents being provincial 2003. federations and macrobodies

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• implementing recreation policy through the • Communicating sport and recreation-relat- Provincial Recreation Councils (PRORECs) ed matters from a government perspective. • funding these agencies • Co-ordinating and monitoring the creation • upgrading facilities created by local govern- and upgrading of sport and recreation infra- ments for national and provincial events structure through the Building for Sport and • ensuring the existence of programmes that Recreation Project (BSRP). Projects have develop the human-resource potential in been identified in line with the Integrated sport and recreation Sustainable Rural Development Strategy and • effecting international agreements as the Urban Renewal Strategy. reached by the SRSA, for the purpose of The main focus of the Project is the erection sharing technology, skills transfer and the of outdoor and indoor facilities and the rehabil- development of sport and recreation. itation and upgrading of existing facilities. Key The SRSA is directly responsible for: elements of this Project are the provision of • Managing the vote for sport and recreation training in facility management, and the imple- in the national government. mentation of sustainable maintenance projects. • Supporting the Minister of Sport and The majority of the projects are located in Recreation. rural poverty nodes. • Co-ordinating and contributing to the draft- Between 1994 and 2001, the Reconstruction ing of legislation on sport and recreation. and Development Programme Fund provided • Interpreting broad government policy, trans- for the completion of 138 basic outdoor sports lating government policy into policies for facilities to the value of R49,5 million and one sport and recreation, revising such policy if indoor facility in each province at a total cost and when necessary, and monitoring the of R40,7 million. This amount included con- implementation thereof. struction, marketing, facility management and • Aligning sport and recreation policy with the training initiatives. During the same period, 26 policies of other government departments in projects with a total value of R1,2 million were the spirit of integrated planning and delivery. completed countrywide with resources from the • Providing legal advice to all stakeholders in Central Sport and Recreation Fund. sport and recreation from a government The R90-million budget in 2002/03 perspective. provided for the upgrading and building of 85 • Subsidising clients of the SRSA in accord- facilities. It was estimated that approximately ance with the Public Finance Management 5 500 jobs would be created in the process. Act, 1999 (Act 1 of 1999), its concomitant A total number of 100 community sports regulations, as well as the SRSA funding councils and clubs were established and policy, monitoring the application of such empowered to run and manage the facilities. funds and advising clients on the manage- The Minister of Sport and Recreation, Mr ment of their finances. Ncgonde Balfour, announced a R129-million • Managing inter- and intra-governmental allocation for the BSRP during his 2003/04 relations. Budget speech in April 2003. • Acknowledging the outstanding contribu- Some 113 projects were expected to bene- tions of sportspeople to the South African fit from the funding which was distributed as society on behalf of the President, through follows: the annual Presidential Sports Awards. • Western Cape (R8,71 million for 13 facilities) • Procuring resources from abroad for sport • Eastern Cape (R22,08 million for 25 facilities) and recreation, through the appropriate • KwaZulu-Natal (R23,01 million for 17 facilities) structures in National Treasury. • Mpumalanga (R9,91 million for 12 facilities)

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• Gauteng (R10,8 million for 10 facilities) Africa. The International Cricket Council (ICC) • Limpopo (R19,2 million for nine facilities) Cricket World Cup hosted in South Africa in • North West (R10,25 million for 10 facilities) February and March 2003 attracted some • Free State (R9,66 million for 15 facilities) 20 000 foreign spectators. This led to the • Northern Cape (R6,57 million for two facilities). creation of 3 500 jobs during the World Cup. Between 2000 and 2002, the SRSA provided The SRSA hopes to enhance the sustainabil- jobs for 6 500 people, with an average income ity of the Project through: of R4 500, during the building phases of its • promoting ‘home-grown’ events such as the various projects. Comrades Marathon, Dusi Canoe Marathon, Since 1993, the SRSA has spent some Argus Cycle Tour, Midmar Mile (), R450 million on building and upgrading Berg and Breede River Canoe Marathons facilities countrywide. and the Two Oceans Marathon, which attract In the last two years, 142 facilities were large numbers of international participants completed. There is still a huge backlog in and spectators terms of facility provision to disadvantaged • working closely with South African Tourism communities. The Project will in future be and the Department of Environmental Affairs pursued through the Municipal Infrastructure and Tourism to promote more attractive Development Programme of the Department tourist packages for spectators who want to of Provincial and Local Government, while accompany touring sports teams to South the SRSA will continue to play a policy- Africa development and oversight role, and ensure • assisting agencies, in line with a major that programmes are implemented at the sites. events strategy and the hosting and bidding Sport and recreation benefit from the regulations, to attract major international proceeds of the National Lottery, subject to the sports events to South Africa. Lotteries Act, 2000 (Act 10 of 2000). The • marketing South Africa’s sport and recre- Distribution Agency for Sport and Recreation ation facilities, such as golf courses and was established to create and consolidate beaches, abroad. thriving, sustainable, mass-based sport and The Minister of Sport and Recreation recreational structures and programmes, espe- announced during his budget vote in April cially in disadvantaged rural communities. 2003 that the SRSA had conducted socio- economic impact studies on international Sports Tourism Project sports events hosted by South Africa. These included the World Surfing Games, The primary motivation of the Project is to which according to the studies, brought in exploit the substantial benefits that the tourist revenue of more than R11 million. industry presents for job creation in South It was also determined that the 2002 Argus Cycle Tour generated more than R300 million countrywide, with the City of benefitting by more than R200 million. In the latter half of 2003, Sport and Recreation South Africa was finalising the first draft of the A study on the impact of the Cricket World Safety at Sports Stadiums Bill. The Bill seeks to Cup shows that the economic impact of the ensure that sports events taking place at tournament in terms of South African eco- stadiums all over the country are safe, organised and secure. The Bill also seeks to ensure that nomic activity was estimated at R2,0 billion. stadiums comply with the highest safety The estimated economic impact of the Cricket standards possible. It was envisaged that the Bill World Cup in terms of net foreign spend in the would go through the Cabinet and parliamentary processes early in 2004. country was R1,1 billion.

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Young Champions South African Sports Project Commission

The Young Champions Project was launched in The SASC Act, 1998 provides for a commission Mamelodi, , on 18 January 2003; in to administer sport and recreation under the Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on 7 June 2003; and guidance of the responsible Minister. In terms in KwaMashu, , on 16 August 2003. of the Act, the Commission must respect the The Project is a joint effort of the SRSA, autonomy of sport and recreational organisa- the SASC, the South African Police Service, tions while acting in an advisory capacity to provincial and local departments responsible the Minister. It also co-ordinates the provision for sport and recreation, the Office of the of facilities and community centres via a Public Prosecutor, the Department of Justice national facility plan, in consultation with the and national and provincial sports federations. relevant authorities. It forms part of the SRSA’s commitment to The Commission started operating on playing a role in implementing a People’s 1 April 2000. Contract for Moral Regeneration, by encourag- The allocation to the SASC increased from ing youth, especially those in crime nodes, to R24,7 million in 2002/03 to 28 million in take part in sport. 2003/04. The Project will set up sustainable local The vision of the SASC is to lead South sports leagues in the identified areas. Africa to sporting excellence. The responsibili- It will also focus on addressing the problem ties of the SASC include: of substance abuse among the youth. • improving the quality of international events hosted by South Africa • enhancing the bidding for and hosting of international events At the end of September 2003, a delegation from • assisting federations and organisations South Africa presented the South African 2010 that have been granted permission to host Bid Book to the President of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), international events Mr Sepp Blatter. The Bid Book contains all the • establishing internal dispute-handling guarantees required by FIFA as South Africa makes its bid to host the 2010 Soccer World Cup. mechanisms with national federations The 2010 Soccer World Cup Bid Committee • identifying talented athletes to ensure that has commissioned an economic impact study South African teams are fully representative that looks very promising in terms of the potential benefits of hosting the event in South • providing life-skills development and train- Africa. ing They predict that 2,72 million tickets will be sold, generating revenue to the tune of • providing information, and financial and R4,6 billion. logistical resources Capital expenditure on the upgrades of • identifying priority sports on which the stadiums and other infrastructure will amount to R2,3 billion and the event will lead to direct country’s resources will be focused. expenditure of R12,7 billion while contributing R21,3 billion to the country's Gross Domestic Product. Some 159 000 new employment Recognition of sport and opportunities will be created and some recreational bodies R7,2 billion will be paid to government in taxes. The SASC has drafted regulations to adminis- Staging the Soccer World Cup in South Africa in 2010 will create significant direct and indirect ter the recognition of sport and recreational economic benefits for the country's economy. bodies, as contemplated in terms of the A team from FIFA visited South Africa in proposed National Sport and Recreation November 2003 to assess the country’s infrastructure. Amendment Bill.

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The Bill will: on 24 February 2001 to promote and popu- • amend the National Sport and Recreation larise those activities that have a particular Act, 1998 (Act 110 of 1998) appeal to vast sectors of the South African • provide for the registration of all women in community, especially in rural areas. The eight sport and recreation with the SASC games are: morabaraba, intonga, diketo, kgati, • provide for penalties for sport and recreation- dibeke, jukskei, ncuva and kho-kho. al bodies that do not obtain prior approval The SASC is in the process of establishing a from the SASC before participating abroad national structure for all indigenous games • provide for the ring-fencing by sport and federations. recreational bodies of a percentage of all The first national Indigenous Games Festival income derived from the sale of television was held in Polokwane, Limpopo from 10 to 12 rights, for development October 2003. • empower the Minister to intervene in disputes At least 600 participants from the nine • provide for the submission by all sport and provinces took part. recreational bodies of statistics of their total membership to the SASC. Sports Information and In 2003, a new structure for karate was put in Science Agency (SISA) place after much division within the sport. SISA was officially launched in November 1995 A professional league in was also and is now a project of the SASC. It is commit- expected to be revived, while other codes such ted to the establishment, co-ordination and as lifesaving have been fully unified. A transfor- application of a world-class information, mation monitoring committee is in place to scientific and technological resource base, ensure progress in this regard. with skills, capabilities, facilities and equip- ment to provide services to athletes, coaches, Hosting of and bidding for major technical officials and administrators. international sports events The first initiative taken was the establish- The SRSA and SASC have drafted regulations ment of a network of accredited institutes and administer and control the hosting of and based at tertiary-education institutions. bidding for major international sports events. A These institutes are capable of delivering city and/or national federation that intends to professional services to sportspeople in the bid for and host such an event is compelled to areas of sports nutrition, sports psychology, obtain written authorisation from the Minister sports vision, sports medicine and exercise beforehand. science. The High Performance Programme (HPP) is National colours one of many successful SISA initiatives. The SASC has drafted regulations to adminis- Between 600 and 800 elite athletes benefit ter the awarding of national colours. from the HPP each year. In pursuance of its vision, the SASC seeks to The following scientific services are provided create a nation of world-class sportsmen and to elite athletes nominated to be part of women by improving opportunities for all SISA’s HPP: South Africans. It also works in partnership with stakeholders by striving to meet their Physical evaluation human-resource and infrastructure needs. This involves an evaluation of the overall physical fitness of high-performance athletes. Indigenous games It includes, among others, an assessment The Indigenous Games Project was launched of cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular

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endurance, speed, muscular strength, power, Sports technology flexibility, body composition and sports- In 1999, a joint venture with the Council for specific physical evaluations. Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) extended the range of services provided by Sports-psychology assessment SISA to include the following: Psychological assessments are conducted • game tactics and strategy with the aim of improving the athletes' mental • virtual reality (simulation of events or situa- skills before, during and after competition. tions) The focus areas include achievement motiva- • material science to improve equipment, tion, visualisation, self-confidence, concentra- playing areas, facilities and apparel tion and goal-setting. • communication systems to improve A sports-specific mental-skills inventory performance levels and to provide decision- forms the basis of the assessment. The results making support to athletes, coaches, tech- of this assessment are strictly confidential nical officials and administrators. and are only revealed to the athlete con- cerned. Dispute-Resolution Centre The SASC established the Dispute-Resolution Sports-nutrition assessment Centre in April 2001 in response to the nation- The main aim of nutritional assessments is to al federations’ need for fast, economical and improve the knowledge of the athletes to opti- private dispute-resolution mechanisms. mise sports performance, aid post-exercise The Centre has, together with dispute- recovery and maintain their health (prevent resolution experts, designed a set of rules that infection and fatigue). provide for strict, fair and expeditious hearings. This assessment includes a general These rules may be used when the Centre for nutritional information questionnaire, food- Arbitration, under the aegis of the Arbitration frequency questionnaire, typical training day's Foundation for , refers a matter. intake, and a typical competition day's intake. The athletes’ fluid requirements, nutrition Projects supplements, and menu and meal-planning are also addressed. Junior Dipapadi The Sports Pioneers Programme and Movers Sports-medicine screening in Action have been merged into one pro- The medical screening includes a general gramme, called Junior Dipapadi. medical assessment, a musculoskeletal Junior Dipapadi aims at giving all children assessment and a sports-specific assessment. from the ages of three to 14 years the An injury history and haematology screening is opportunity to participate in sport and also recorded. recreation. Children are introduced to a variety of sports codes through play at begin- Sports-vision assessment ner level. The project is divided into three Sports-vision screening assists in determining subcomponents: visual abilities for the design of a programme for the enhancement of visual performance. Super Start The assessment includes an evaluation The Super Start Programme has been devel- of general ocular health, visual acuity, colour oped in recognition of play and movement discrimination, depth perception, hand-eye experience for children between three and six co-ordination and visual concentration. years of age. It promotes participation in

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enjoyable physical activity at an early age, to by performance agreements that national encourage learning and social integration and federations enter into with the Minister of enhance self-image. Skills such as balance, Sports and Recreation. The main focus of the co-ordination and rhythm are developed. Charter and the performance agreement is to: • increase participation levels in sport and Playsport recreation Playsport is a fundamental motor-skills pro- • make sport and recreation accessible to all gramme for primary-school children. It focus- South Africans es on the acquisition of basic skills, providing • ensure that provincial and national teams teachers with the resources and strategies to reflect South African society as whole address the motor skills of throwing, kicking, • ensure that all sport and recreation bodies striking, locomotion, ball control, trapping and meet their affirmative-action objectives tracking. • promote greater involvement of margin- alised groups, such as women, people with Modified Sport disabilities, people living in rural communi- Modified Sport is a co-ordinated way of ties and the youth, in sport and recreation. adapting adult sport for children so that they can develop skills, experience success, and Ministerial Task Team enjoy their introduction to sport. This means into High-Performance changing playing conditions, equipment and rules to suit the needs of young people. Sport The rules, equipment and dimensions of playing fields are modified to make it attractive A Ministerial Task Team was appointed in for young people to participate in the sport. December 2000 by the Minister of Sport and The cornerstones of this phase are mass Recreation to investigate high-performance participation, safety and fair play, as well as sport. Its findings are expected to result in the skills development. major restructuring of South African sport. The SASC launched its first Modified Sports With the approval of the Cabinet, South Festival in KwaZulu-Natal on 26 October 2002. African sport will in future be governed by a On 29 March 2003, about 1 000 youngsters two-tier system, comprising a fully fledged participated in the Modified Sports Festival goverment department and a non-govern- held at the Concordia Sports Ground in mental sports confederation. These two struc- Springbok in the Northern Cape. tures will take full responsibility for all levels of The event featured mini netball, rugby, soc- sport, including mass participation and high cer, volleyball, cricket and various fun activities. performance. A national academy will concentrate on Transformation in sport delivering athletes for international competition, while existing provincial academies will identify Sports Transformation Charter and nurture talent to feed into the national Following a series of workshops on transfor- academy. The new system of governance is mation in sport in all nine provinces, the expected to be implemented by April 2005. Transformation Charter was drafted, which The report of the Task Team will ultimately guides all macrobodies, national and provin- inform the formulation of a Plan for Sport cial federations and clubs on the need to which will constitute the new White Paper on transform sport by making it accessible to all Sport and Recreation. South Africans. The Charter is complemented A team will be appointed to develop the plan.

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Presidential under the Operation Excellence Programme. Sports Awards Through this Programme, athletes are provided with an annual grant to cover their basic , who impressed with her costs. They are also supported with equip- performance at the 2002 Commonwealth ment, and money for training camps, inter- Games in Manchester, England, was among national participation and the services of an those honoured by President international coach, if needed. Among the with a gold medal during the 2003 Presidential athletes gaining from Operation Excellence are Sports Awards. , Zaida Jardine, Ryk Neethling, Other gold-medal recipients included golfers Nzimeni Msutu, Mbulaheni Mulaudzi, Hestrie Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, high jumper Cloete and Morne Nagel. Hestrie Cloete, and athlete Malcolm Pringle. A total of 47 sport stars were honoured dur- Disability Sport South Africa (DISSA) ing the ceremony. DISSA is the controlling body that recognises Silver-medal winners included cricketers the right of the disabled to participate in Makhaya Ntini and Herschelle Gibbs, rugby sports activities at all levels. player Joe van Niekerk, surfing star Travis It is responsible for the selection and Logie, and swimmers Scott Field, Nathan Oliver funding of South African national teams and Christiaan Du Plessis. attending the or any Eighteen disabled athletes were honoured world championships recognised by the during the 2003 Presidential Sports Awards – International Paralympic Committee (IPC). It is two received gold medals, while the others the South African member of the IPC. received 16 out of the 28 silver medals. The strategic objectives of DISSA include: • ensuring increased opportunities for parti- Sports organisations cipation by promoting the inclusion of the disabled community with sports federations, National Olympic Committee sponsors and other stakeholders of South Africa (NOCSA) • supporting athletes, coaches and officials The core business of NOCSA, in terms of the through the Sports Commission’s HPP , is to ensure the participation • creating opportunities through mass- of South African athletes in the Olympic participation programmes for coaches, Games and the execution of its high-perform- athletes, technical officials, classifiers and ance mandate. volunteers. This comprises talent-identification capacity- DISSA’s programmes are broadly defined in building (Operation Excellence Programme) terms of talent identification and high perform- and fast-tracking delivery. NOCSA’s main man- ance. date is to ensure commendable performances DISSA aims to provide athletes with an in the . opportunity to achieve consistent success About 41 national federations fall under the in major international competitions, in co- NOCSA umbrella body, 28 of which represent operation with the able-bodied and hearing . Three are winter Olympic federations at national level. sports. The delivery of DISSA’s sports-development In May 2003, NOCSA and the 2004 Olympic programmes are achieved through: partners visited , Greece, to view • effective and efficient distribution of funding, hospitality facilities available for the 2004 both for capital and revenue programmes, Games. Athletes have been hard at work with straightforward application procedures

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and thorough monitoring and evaluation of The Boxing Academy was kickstarted using projects part of the R27 million invested in boxing by • support for the education and training of cellular provider Vodacom. The Academy will volunteers, coaches, technical officials, be spearheaded by SISA, in conjunction with classifiers and administrators the University of Pretoria’s High-Performance • efficient support services, delivered either Centre. in-house or by external contractors The first phase of implementation started in • a desire to create an excellent organisation August 2003, with nine hand-picked promot- with a commitment towards continuous ers from across the country honing their improvement and innovation. promotional skills in courses at the High DISSA works closely with the South African Performance Centre. Association, the All The Academy will also offer boxers high per- Africa Games, and the South African Federal formance, physical fitness, and athletics and Council on Disability. life skills. DISSA also has close contact with the national sports federations and is committed South African Institute for towards supporting their development as the Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) responsible bodies for all athletes, including The main objectives of the SAIDS are to pro- those with disabilities. mote participation in sport which is free from Through the merger of the South African the use of prohibited substances, to encourage Sport Association for the Intellectualy Impaired the development of programmes in respect of and South Africa, Sport for the dangers of using drugs in sport, and to the Intellectually Disabled (SID) was born. A provide leadership in the development of a delegation from SID met Special Olympics national strategy concerning doping in sport. International during the in The SRSA has drafted the South African June 2003, to get their buy-in to the process Institute for Drug-Free Sport Amendment Bill to: and support for three brands under DISSA, • reprioritise the objectives of the Institute namely Paralympics, and Special • strengthen the powers and duties of the Olympics. Institute. The Bill is expected to be promulgated during Boxing South Africa 2004. Boxing South Africa was established in Between April 2002 and March 2003, the terms of the South African Boxing Act, 2001 Institute conducted 2 800 drug tests on South (Act 11 of 2001), and is partly funded with African athletes from 54 sporting disciplines, public money. Its function is to promote of which there were 42 (1,77%) positive test boxing and protect the interests of boxers results. The majority of these positive results and officials. Its main purposes are to: were for the following prohibited substances: • consider applications for licences from all • stimulants (31%) stakeholders in professional boxing • anabolic agents (47,6%) • sanction fights • diuretics (14,3%). • implement the regulations pertaining to In addition to its national testing programme, boxing the SAIDS was subcontracted to conduct 292 • promote the interests of all stakeholders in in- and out-of-competition tests for inter- boxing. national sports federations, the World Anti- Boxing South Africa’s new academy was Doping Agency (WADA) and other national anti- launched in August 2003. doping organisations.

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Funding for the Institute will increase from The Institute has entered into Reciprocal R3,3 million in 2002/03 to R4,0 million in Testing Agreements with Australia, Norway and 2005/06. the Netherlands. The Institute was appointed to conduct The WADA has agreed to establish a region- doping-control programmes at two major al office for Africa in Cape Town. The office will international events outside the borders of take responsibility for all WADA activities on South Africa, namely the Women’s Rugby World the . Cup, which was held in , Spain, and the 2002 Africa Military Games held in . Recreation The Institute has 55 fully trained and certified doping control officers (DCOs) based The result of co-operation between throughout South Africa and 12 trainee DCOs Recreation South Africa, the South African who were certified by mid-2003. Since May National Recreation Council and the SRSA 2003, the Institute has implemented a recruit- is the South African National Games and ment and training programme for chaperones. Leisure Activities (SANGALA) Programme. The The Institute produced and distributed programme was launched in February 1996 education and information material to sports to involve South Africans in healthy recre- federations, athletes and coaches, and ational activities in the nation-building conducted an average of three lectures and process. workshops a month to its various target SANGALA consists of the following: markets. The Institute also developed a sports- • Community, which targets the broad com- drug education programme for school learn- munity without any differentiation in age or ers in collaboration with Bridges, a drug edu- status. cation and intervention non-governmental • Training, which specialises in the training of organisation. During 2002 and early 2003, a community recreational leaders. series of pilot workshops were held nationally • Corporate, which is aimed at middle and to assess the reaction and get input from senior management in both the private and school sports coaches. The programme was public sectors. expected to be launched in 2003 with the • Senior, which encourages physical activity assistance of funds for this project allocated to among senior citizens. More than 200 000 the Institute by the Lottery Board. senior citizens participate annually in this In September 2002, the Institute became project. one of only nine national anti-doping agencies • Street, which is a life-skills project for home- worldwide to be certified by the International less children. Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) in • RecRehab, which is a project for the rehabil- compliance with International Standards for itation of youth and women in prisons, and Doping Control, and one of only three national trains leaders to present recreational activi- anti-doping agencies to have been certified ties in prison. More than 1 000 prisoners against the latest, updated and improved ISO participate in activities countrywide. 9001:2000 Standard. PRORECs are responsible for networking with recreational service-providers to ensure participation at grassroots level. The emphasis of recreation delivery is on South African golfing legend Gary Player was honoured for his contribution to the world of provincial and local levels, where people golf (on and off the course) with a Lifetime participate in a variety of recreational activities, Achievement Award at the Laureus Sport Awards in Monaco in May 2003. including indigenous games.

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2003 sports highlights Tennis

Cricket Mercedes Benz Cup Wayne Ferreira overcame a nagging hip injury Cricket World Cup 2003 and searing heat to beat top-seeded Lleyton The opening ceremony of the 2003 ICC Cricket Hewitt 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in the final of the Mercedes World Cup on 8 February dazzled audiences Benz Cup in Los Angeles, United States of across the globe, as 4 500 performers turned America (USA). Newlands Stadium in Cape Town into the best His victory made Ferreira the first South celebration Africa had to offer. African to win the 77-year-old tournament. The impressive extravaganza was made possible by the dedication of a cast of volun- Golf teers, ranging from eight to 86-years-of-age, and top South African performers such as Nedbank Golf Challenge Johnny Clegg, Rebecca Malope, Yvonne Chaka Ernie Els claimed his third Nedbank title with Chaka, the String Quartet and Lekgoa. an astounding nine-under-par course-record, The showcase was broadcast to a world- 63, in the final round at Sun City in the North wide television audience of over one billion West, in December 2002. He ended with 21 people. shots under par. The 2003 Cricket World Cup ran for 44 days from the opening ceremony to the final in Mercedes Golf Championship on 23 March. A total of 54 Els won the Mercedes Golf Championship in cricket matches were played – a record for the Hawaii in January 2003 with a final round of 65. ICC Cricket World Cup. Els’ outstanding performance also earned A total of 14 countries participated in the him a new record for a PGA Championship in tournament, namely South Africa, Australia, the American series, with a total of 261 for the Pakistan, India, England, , Nether- four rounds, 31 strokes under par. lands, Namibia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, West Indies, Bangladesh, Kenya and Canada. Heineken Classic The 2003 Cricket World Cup was won by Els continued his winning streak in Melbourne, Australia, who beat India by 125 runs at the Australia in February 2003, when he played a Wanderers Stadium. round of 65 to win the Heineken Classic. Els’ spectacular win featured an average Breaking records tee-shot of 317,3 yards. Makhaya Ntini became the ninth South African bowler to take 100 Test wickets – this feat was European Masters achieved during the second Test match Els won his sixth major championship for the against Bangladesh at Dhaka in October 2003. season when he finished with 267, 17 under par Graeme Smith became the youngest at the European Masters in Crans-Sur-Sierre, captain to score a Test century at Birmingham, Switzerland, September 2003. England, in July 2003. Having also added 368 It was Els’ 15th European Tour and his 46th for the first wicket in the Test against Pakistan Championship worldwide. at Cape Town earlier in 2003, Herschelle Gibbs and Smith became the second pair to have HSBC World Match-Play Championships made two triple-century partnerships in Test In October 2003, Els successfully defended cricket for any wicket. the HSBC World Match-Play Championship

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title in Wentworth, United Kingdom (UK), young South African had participated in the beating fellow European Tour member Thomas gruelling 19-day race. Bjorn by 4 and 3 in a 36-hole final. Only 61 of the 134 vehicles that set out from the starting line managed to reach the finish. Champion Tour (Seniors Tour) In October 2003, Hale Irwin won the Boxing Champion Tour (Seniors Tour) with 37 wins out Corrie Saunders scored a sensational second- of 200 starts. He also came second 35 times round knockout win over Vladimir Klitschko and third 19 times. in Hanover, Germany, in March 2003, to claim the World Boxing Organisation heavyweight title. Qatar Masters The 38-year-old Saunders turned profes- Darren Fichardt closed with a 69 for a four- sional in 1989. round total of 275, 13 under par in March 2003, to win the Qatar Masters, his second title on Hockey the European Tour. Afro- Chrysler Classic Susan Webber’s five-goal streak led to South In November 2003, Retief Goosen won the Africa’s rousing 12-0 victory over Kazakhstan, Chrysler Classic by three shots. He finished in the Afro-Asian Games women’s field hockey the tournament with 12 under par. Vijay Singh competition held in Hyderabad, India, in took second place. October 2003.

World Gold Championships All Africa Games In November 2003, Trevor Immelman and Rory In October 2003, the women’s hockey team Sabbatini won the World Cup at Kawaih Island qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in by four strokes. Athens, by defeating 10-0 to claim gold at the 8th All Africa Games in Nigeria. President’s Cup In November 2003, President Mbeki officiated Surfing as honorary chairperson at the President’s Heather Clark braved the waves in Fiji in April Cup, a golf event between a team from the 2003, managing to finish second at the Roxy Pro. USA and an international team at the Fancourt It was Clark’s second consecutive second- Golf Estate in George, Western Cape. In position finish. This secured Clark a seventh an unprecedented finish, the US and inter- position ranking among the world’s top 10 national teams, led by Tiger Woods and Ernie female surfers. Els respectively, finished level and shared the In May 2003, she finished second in the cup. Magnolia Girls Pro Six-Star Association of Surfing Professionals World Qualifying Series Motorsport women’s event in Portugal.

Dakar Rally Swimming Giniel de Villiers from the Proudly South Swimming South Africa hosted a leg of the African Team braved 8 602 km of difficult Swimming World Cup in Durban in December terrain between Marseille, France and Sjarm- 2003. el-Sjeikh in to finish fifth overall in the It was the first time that a leg of the World 2003 Dakar Rally. It was the first time that the Cup was held in Africa.

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South Africa was one of the nine countries during August 2003, when she broke her own chosen out of the 16 that bid for the event. Africa record with a jump of 2,05 metre (m), Other successful applicants were Korea, marking the best jump of her athletic career. Australia, France, Sweden, Russia, Germany, Cloete’s previous personal best was 2,04 m, the USA, Mexico and Brazil. which she achieved in Monaco in 1999. Natalie du Toit, who wowed sport enthusi- asts with her brave recovery after losing a leg Championships in an accident, and her subsequent remark- Jacques Freitag set the pace for the South able performance at the Commonwealth African team when he cleared 2,35 m in the Games in Manchester in 2002, shattered the men’s , earning his first gold at the world record in the 100 m freestyle exhibition World Athletics Championships in Saint-Denis, race at the 10th Fina World Championship in , in August 2003. Barcelona, Spain. His female counterpart, Hestrie Cloete broke Du Toit took the honours in 1 minute 2,72 her own Commonwealth and Africa records by seconds, bettering the previous world record clearing a height of 2,06 m, earning her the of 1:02,89. gold and title of world champion in the She was invited to participate in the exhibi- women’s high jump. Cloete became the first tion event by the IPC, based on her number women in the history of athletics to keep her one ranking following her performance in title after two events. She first won the title at Manchester. , Canada, in 2001. Du Toit also took the in the In September 2003, Cloete was chosen as closely contested women’s 800-m freestyle the female World Athlete of the Year 2003. She event behind Sharon Austin of the Seychelles, recorded 22 wins in 26 high-jump competi- at the Afro-Asian Games in October 2003. tions during 2003. Other outstanding performances by the Special Olympics South African team included ’ silver The 40-athlete strong South African Special medal in the men’s pole vault, and a bronze for Olympics team brought home 37 medals from the 800-m athlete Mbulaheni Mulaudzi. the Special Olympics held in Dublin, Ireland, in June 2003. Equestrian The South Africans won eight gold, seven sil- ver and three bronze medals in athletics, while Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) the soccer team claimed two bronze medals Children’s World Cup Challenge in the five-a-side and the 11-a-side events. One of the most touching success stories in The golfers brought home two medals of South African sport in 2003 was that of each colour. Bongani Mvumvu from Cape Town, who The gold-medal winners were Mzewakhe became the world champion at the FEI Sithole, Thulani Stambola, Johannes Nhlapo, Children’s World Cup Challenge, in Hargen, Shelboy Pitsi, Kevin Gibbs, Gail Bugana, Sam Germany, during August 2003. Mphela, Willem Swanepoel and Jennifer Higgins. It was the first time Mvumvu had ever com- peted at international level. Athletics Soccer Golden League Long-legged Hestrie Cloete dazzled the crowd of Nations at the Golden League meet in Berlin, Germany, Bafana Bafana qualified for the Africa Cup of

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Nations tournament, to be played in in Parks, Pauline Douglas and Jean Grainger. February 2004, when they beat Burundi 2-0 at the Louis Rwagasore stadium in Bujumbura in Cycling July 2003. World Downhill Cycling Race South African Football Association Awards Mountain biker Greg Minnaar from Pieter- In October 2003, Banyana Banyana midfielder maritzburg became the first South African in Antonio Carelse won the South African Football 110 years to become a world champion at the Association’s Women’s Player of the Year Award. Downhill Cycling Race in Lugano, Switzerland, Abongile Nkamane from Ajax Cape Town in August 2003. The only previous South scooped the Junior Player of the Year Award. African to boast this achievement was Laurens He was a key member of the national under- Meintjies from Port Elizabeth, who won the title 12 championship team which won an inter- in 1893 in Chicago, USA. national junior tournament in France in 2003. All Africa Games Danone Nations Cup South Africa glittered at the 2003 Africa In September 2003, South Africa’s under-12 Games in , Nigeria, in October 2003. The soccer team, the Tsetse Flies, won the Danone swimming team did especially well, earning Nations Cup in France. several gold medals. The gold-medallists The world champions beat Portugal 2-0 in included Natalie du Toit, who won the 800 m the final game in Paris. The South Africans freestyle event, Romy Altmann (breaking the scored 28 goals and conceded none in the Africa record in the 100 m backstroke), Kurt 32-country tournament. Muller (50 m breaststroke) and the women’s The team returned home with an impressive 4x100 m freestyle relay team. Johannes string of victories, having kickstarted their Kekana won gold in the men’s marathon, after winning streak when they beat the USA 5-0. recording two hours, 25:01 minutes. The South Africans went on to beat Holland Nigeria won the Games with 85 gold 12-0, Portugal 2-0, Poland 2-0, England 1-0, medals, four ahead of Egypt’s 81. South Africa Austria 3-0, and beat Portugal again 3-0. came third with a total of 63 gold medals. Besides clinching the title of world cham- pions and the award for the tournament's best Rugby defence, the Tsetse Flies' Monama Motsamela South Africa participated in the Rugby also walked off with the Player of the World Cup 2003 in Australia. They lost to Tournament Award. England 6-25, beat Georgia 46-19, beat Samoa 60-10, but lost to New Zealand by Squash 29-9 in the quarter-finals.

World Masters Squash Championship 2004 sports events The South African team squashed their oppo- nents to win the most medals at the World South African sports fans are looking forward to, Masters Squash Championship in Espoo, among others, the following sports events in Finland, in August 2003. 2004: The team won a total of six gold and four • Africa Cup of Nations, Tunisia (February) silver medals. • South (April in Buffalo City, The medal winners included Craig van der Eastern Cape). Wath, Alan Colburn, Brian Heath, Angie Clifton • Olympic Games, Athens, Greece (August)

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