Sa Yearbook 2008/09 Sport and Recreation

SA YEARBOOK 2008/09 SPORT AND RECREATION

The United Nations (UN) recognises participation in sport and recreation as a fundamental human right, which all governments should make available to their people.

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South Africa was a signatory to the millennium sSUPPORTINGROLEMODELSINSPORT development goals drawn from the actions and sESTABLISHINGSCIENTIlCINFRASTRUCTURETOSUPPORT targets contained in the Millennium Declaration elite athletes. that was adopted by 189 nations and signed by 4HE323!AIMSTORAISETHEPROlLEOFSPORTAND 147 heads of state and government during the UN recreation and address issues of national impor- Millennium Summit in September 2000. tance, by: Sport has the potential to build social cohesion sBUILDINGACASEFORSPORTANDRECREATION and national unity. South Africans were bound s CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES together when the country won the Rugby World through sport and recreation Cup in 1995 and again in 2007, the African Cup of sUSINGSPORTASAMEDIUMTOADDRESSISSUESOF Nations in 1996 as well as when it won the right national importance to host the 2010 World Cup in 2004. sSUPPORTINGGOODGOVERNANCETOCONTRIBUTETOA Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) is case for sport and recreation responsible for developing and implementing sSUPPORTINGA CO ORDINATED AND ALIGNED SPORT national policies and programmes regarding sport system through committed collaboration and and recreation in the country. communication The SRSA’s objectives and key strategic areas sUPDATING AND ENFORCING A CODE OF ETHICS FOR are to broaden the base of South African sport South African sport (including World Anti-Dop- within an integrated development continuum by: ing Agency [WADA] activities) sINCREASINGTHENUMBEROFPARTICIPANTSINSPORT sSTRENGTHENING3OUTH !FRICAS CONTINENTAL AND and recreation international relations sASSISTINGTOIDENTIFYANDDEVELOPTALENTTHATWILL sIDENTIFYINGAND HOSTING WELL ORGANISED MAJOR address transformation sports events in South Africa s SUPPORTING NATIONAL FEDERATIONS INDIVIDUAL sCONTRIBUTINGTOTHEPROMOTIONOFSPORTSTOURISM athletes and teams in South Africa. sDEVELOPINGSPORTANDRECREATIONCLUBS The SRSA aims to streamline the delivery of sEMPOWERING THE HUMAN RESOURCE BASE FOR sport by means of effective support systems and sports development with special emphasis on adequate resources, by: a professional coaching infrastructure sENSURINGTHATSYSTEMSAREINPLACETOACCOM- sUPLIFTINGSPORTINSCHOOLS plish business excellence within the depart- sCONTRIBUTINGTOSOCIALCOHESIONANDPEACEAND ment development sDEVELOPING A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE sSECURINGAPROPERDEVELOPMENTCONTINUUMAND DEPARTMENTTOFULlLITSOBLIGATIONS academy system sENDEAVOURINGTOUNLOCKTHERESOURCESREQUIRED sBUILDINGBASIC SPORT FACILITIES ACCORDING TO AN to achieve the objectives of the SRSA approved National Sports Plan. sPROVIDING THE LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR THE The SRSA aims to maximise South Africa’s delivery of the SRSA objectives chances of success in world sport by: sBENCHMARKINGWORLDBESTPRACTICEINTHEDELIV- sIMPROVINGTHE SUCCESS RATE OF 3OUTH!FRICA IN ery of sport and recreation international competitions sENSURINGTHATTHEDEPARTMENTISCORRECTLYREPRE- sIDENTIFYINGPRIORITYSPORTSCODES sented at forums that could contribute to the sCONTRIBUTINGTOMAKINGTHE3OCCER7ORLD achievement of SRSA objectives. Cup the best ever sASSISTINGINTHEPREPARATIONOFTHENATIONAL Programmes soccer team Sport Tourism Project s CO ORDINATING GOVERNMENTS RESPONSIBILITIES In May 2006, the SRSA launched the Sport Tourism regarding the 17 guarantees signed with FIFA Project at the Durban Tourism Indaba. for the 2010 Soccer World Cup The primary objective of the project is to attract sASSISTINGINMAKINGTHE&)&!7ORLD#UPTM foreign visitors to play and watch sport and expe- an African event rience traditional tourism attractions such as wild- sMAKINGAMEANINGFULCONTRIBUTIONTOTHE life and cultural heritage, to boost sport’s contribu- legacy tion to the country’s gross domestic product. The

483 project focuses on rugby, cricket, running, cycling, In February 2008, almost 200 delegates golf and the 2010 World Cup. attended Sport and Recreation South Africa’s Tourism is widely recognised as a major growth (SRSA) conference on training and education i sector internationally and it is estimated that inter- in sport, which resulted in the formation of a nationally 30% of all tourism comprises sports national quality forum on training in sport. tourism. The purpose of the conference was to give role-players an The project has produced a number of infor- update on the status of the SRSA’s training initiatives and to mation products aimed at increasing awareness decide on a way forward for further development. of sport in South Africa. These include a sport Presentations delivered at the conference included one on atlas showing the location in the country of sport THEROLEOFTHE3OUTH!FRICAN1UALIlCATIONS!UTHORITYINDEVEL- events and infrastructure; an interactive multime- OPINGQUALIlCATIONSANDUNITSTANDARDSFORSPORTANDRECREATION dia CD-Rom with text, photos and video clips; a and the status of the SRSA’s Volunteer Training Programme. nine-minute presention DVD; an electronic exhibi- tion kiosk; and a full-colour brochure. The idea is to establish at least one hub in every The SRSA aims to enhance the sustainability of ward in every municipality across South Africa. the project by: The SMPP is expected to enable the sport sector s PROMOTINGhHOME GROWNv EVENTS SUCH AS THE to contribute to the Accelerated and Shared Growth Dusi Canoe Marathon, Pick ‘n Pay Argus Cycle Initiative for South Africa. Trained youth will then Tour, Midmar Mile (swimming), Berg and Breede be employed as activity co-ordinators. river canoe marathons, and the Comrades and Research conducted in the hubs indicates Two Oceans marathons, which attract large that small stipends given to these co-ordinators numbers of international participants and spec- contribute to feeding up to eight families in some tators instances. s WORKINGCLOSELYWITH3OUTH!FRICAN4OURISMAND By mid-2007, the SMPP had trained more than the Department of Environmental Affairs and 2 000 young volunteers in sport-and-recreation Tourism to promote attractive tourist packages administration, over 1 500 entry-level coaches, for spectators who want to accompany touring over 1 200 referees and more than 2 000 people sports teams to South Africa INEVENTMANAGEMENTANDlRSTAID s ASSISTINGAGENCIESTOATTRACTMAJORINTERNATIONAL sports events to South Africa. Women and Sport This project aims to address the gender imbal- Mass participation ances in sport and recreation both at participation The Siyadlala Mass Participation Programme and administrative level, by: (SMPP) is the cradle of community sport in South s GENDERMAINSTREAMING Africa. The programme was launched in 2005 to s EQUITY ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES DIVERSITY LEGACY facilitate access to sport and recreation by as active participation, research, leadership and many South Africans as possible, especially those skills development from historically disadvantaged communities. The s SUSTAINABLEPROGRAMMES THROUGH TESTED PRAC- SRSA launched the programme with a budget of tice initiatives, including girl-child programmes R20 million. s MAKINGAVAILABLERESOURCESANDCAPACITY The budget has since increased to more than s DEVELOPINGMENTORSHIP PROGRAMMES AND ROLE R290 million with the inclusion of school sport and modelling. legacy development. Sport hubs (geographical The programme also seeks partnerships with CENTRESOFACTIVITYWITHINlVE KILOMETRESWALKING relevant stakeholders such as the Department of radius) increased from 36 to 451 in 2007, with Education. over three million participants in various activities As part of the 2008 Women’s Month ranging from indigenous games to rugby, soccer, celebrations, the SRSA hosted the Women in netball, baseball, general gymnastics, hockey, Sports Colloquium in August. aerobics, handball, boxing, cricket, swimming, 4HECONFERENCE THElRSTOFITSKIND CREATEDAN dance sport, volleyball and basketball. The even- opportunity for women to interact on various topics tual aim is to ensure that no child has to walk relating to sport and encouraged active partici- MORETHANlVEKILOMETRESTOACCESSANACTIVITYHUB pation of women and girls at all levels, including anywhere in the country. administration and governance.

484 Mass Mobilisation Programme games in South Africa evolved as a response to the In January 2009, the South African Government national call to embrace the African Renaissance. in partnership with the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ This revival is intended to popularise those Organising Committee launched the 2010 Mass cultural activities that have a particular appeal to Mobilisation Programme at Galeshewe Stadium in vast sectors of the South African society, particu- the Northern Cape. larly traditional rural people. Because sport and Some 300 schoolchildren and community recreation activities are predominantly practised in members gathered there to learn how they can urban areas and are largely Eurocentric, the revival make the most of South Africa’s hosting of the of indigenous games is essential to get more South world’s foremost sporting event and use the 2010 Africans more active. World Cup to leave a lasting legacy for the prov- Indigenous games are a fundamental part of the ince. SMPP, which focuses on both vertical and hori- The Mass Participation Programme also aims to zontal sport development. Apart from indigenous ensure that all South Africans are part of the 2010 games, the programme also incorporates, among World Cup excitement by encouraging and support- other things, an active inner-city programme, ing sport in communities throughout South Africa. Women and Sport, and corporate recreation. In the spirit of the 2010 World Cup, the SRSA The indigenous games are: ugqaphu/kgati/ launched the South African Schools Soccer World ntimo, diketo/upuca/magave, morabaraba/ Cup together with the Department of Educa- mlabalaba, ncuva/ntijwa/tsoro/tshimaya/moruba, tion, the South African Broadcasting Corporation dibeke/diwiki/snuka/skununu/umabhorisha, (SABC) and the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Organis- jukskei, kho-kho and iintonga/melamu/iziduku. ing Committee. This tournament for under-14 and under-18 boys and girls will mobilise communi- Recreation Rehabilitation Programme ties until the 2010 World Cup. This project is linked The project focuses on inmates and aims to promote to other 2010 legacy projects such as the Super- sport and recreation participation in correctional sport One Million Ball Project for schools, which, in centres. It also aims to empower inmates in event addition to the training of volunteers, will contrib- management and to become activity co-ordina- ute to a lasting legacy. tors in the following activities: general gymnastics, indigenous games, netball, soccer and handball. Indigenous games Together with the provincial departments respon- Legacy and Mobilisation sible for sport and recreation, the SRSA annually The programme focuses on galvanising all sectors hosts the Indigenous Games Festival in celebra- of communities, including schools, to support the tion of Africa’s cultural diversity and in an effort 2010 World Cup by: to revive indigenous games. The revival of these sBUILDINGA GENERAL CLIMATE OF POSITIVE OPINION among South Africans and abroad In April 2008, the Gary Player Country Club sBUILDINGSUSTAINABLEACTIVITIES ANDTHE,OST#ITY'OLF#OURSEAT3UN#ITY .ORTH sCREATING ACTIVITIES NOT ONLY TO PRESERVE FOOTBALL West, committed to reducing the impact of and 2010 but to celebrate pride and social cohe- their operations on the environment by joining i sion. the Fairways Environmental Rating Programme. Managed by Heritage SA, an independent environment- External Mobilisation rating management company, the Fairways Programme is Projects for 2008/09 included the: aimed at creating awareness around environmental best prac- s&OREIGN-ISSION0ROGRAMME TICESWITHINTHEGOLlNGINDUSTRY4HEPROGRAMMEOFFERSCOST s,ATIN!MERICANCOUNTRIESFOOTBALLTOURNAMENTS saving environmentally friendly solutions to some of the indus- s#ARIBBEANCOUNTRIESFOOTBALLTOURNAMENTS try’s biggest environmental challenges. s!FRICA9OUTH0ARTICIPATION)NDABA The two Sun City courses now join the Wild Coast Sun Golf sINTERNATIONALEXHIBITIONSANDSUMMITS #OURSE IN BEING THE lRST THREE 3OUTH!FRICAN GOLF COURSES TO sINTERNATIONALEXCHANGEPROGRAMME commit to more responsible golf-course management. The programme offers operational management guide- Domestic Mobilisation and Legacy lines and information on a range of issues and innovative ways Projects included: of saving costs through a more environmental and organic s7ALKFOR0EACEAND$EVELOPMENT approach to business operations.

SA YEARBOOK 2008/09 485 SPORT AND RECREATION sCOMMUNITYFESTIVALS s REGIONAL AND INTRAPROVINCIAL ACTIVITIES AND sINTERNALSTAFFMOBILISATION competitions, in collaboration with provincial sROADSHOWS sports and education authorities. sMASSDISPLAYS The SRSA has established the Directorate: School sDEVELOPMENTOFMUSICANDDANCE Sport within the Chief Directorate: Mass Parti- sBROADERFOOTBALL BASEBALL BASKETBALL NETBALL cipation. It consists of the Competitive School and hockey outreach initiatives Sport and Mass Participation in School Sport sSUPPORTERCLUBS programmes. It reaches about 1 600 schools sSKILLSDEVELOPMENT nationally and focuses on capacity-building, sINSTITUTIONALCAPACITY BUILDING CLUBS SCHOOLS providing sports equipment for use at events and and communities). sustaining the programme by supporting local sports assistants and local leagues and providing School sport logistical support. School-sport events include national schools "Y MID A lVE YEAR SCHOOL SPORT aquatics; national schools athletics; and the South programme, which was drafted for 2007 to African schools’ winter games, summer games 2011, and the co-ordinating structure were under and cross country. review. In 2005, a framework of collaboration, entitled In September 2008, South Africa, Namibia, “Co-ordination and Management of School Sport Swaziland and Botswana were represented at in Public Ordinary Schools”, was signed by the the Confederation of School Sport Associations ministers of sport and recreation and education. of Southern Africa Ball Games Competition, which The framework document describes the is held each year in a different Southern African common understanding that the SRSA and Development Community (SADC) country. the Department of Education have about the The South African team walked away with four important role of physical activity and sport in gold medals and one silver. The female teams did schools. Besides emphasising the importance particularly well. Aside from the netball side, the of providing all children with access to physical basketball girls and boys’ teams and the boys’ activity at school, the document also touches on volleyball teams won gold medals. teacher capacity-building, sports facilities and The SRSA contributed most of the cost of the the importance of linking school sport to issues of team’s participation, and played a leading role in national importance such as HIV and crime preven- organising and managing the team. tion. The framework describes the responsibility of Sporting accolades each of the two government departments as far South African Sports Awards as school sport goes. It matches levels of respon- The SRSA and South African Sports Confederation SIBILITY WITH SPECIlC ACTIVITIESAND TARGET GROUPS and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) are joint custodi- In broad terms, the Department of Education is ans of the South African Sports Awards, in partner- responsible for: ship with the SABC. South African sports stars are s INTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES INCLUDING 0HYSICAL presented with awards for their efforts to keep the Education in schools passion for sport alive in the hearts of millions of s INTRASCHOOL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING AFTERSCHOOL South Africans through their achievements in local sports activities and international sports events. s INTERSCHOOLACTIVITIES AND COMPETITIONS BELOW The awards, held in November each year, recog- regional level nise and honour individuals and teams that have EXCELLED BOTH ON AND OFF THE lELD EACH YEAR AS In March 2008, South Africa hosted the 2008 well as the critical contributions made by coaches, 7ORLD #ROQUET #HAMPIONSHIPS AT THE +ELVIN TECHNICALOFlCIALSANDVOLUNTEERSWHOCONTINUETO Grove Croquet Club in Newlands, Cape Town. i keep sport running. Some matches were played at the Helderberg The 2008 winners were: and Somerset West croquet clubs. s 3PORTSMANOFTHE9EAR+HOTSO-OKOENA )T WAS THE lRST TIME THAT A 7ORLD #ROQUET #HAMPIONSHIP s 3PORTSWOMANOFTHE9EAR.ATALIEDU4OIT event was held in South Africa, which is a founder member s 3PORTS4EAMOFTHE9EAR4EAM3! of the World Coquet Federation. The tournament featured 64 s $ISABLED3PORTSMANOFTHE9EAR competitors from 17 countries. (ILTON,ANGENHOVEN

486 South Africa’s wheelchair racer Ernst van 4HEFOLLOWINGlVEEXISTINGSTADIUMSAREBEING Dyk was chosen as a paralympic ambas- refurbished and upgraded: Soccer City and Ellis sador by the International Paralympic Commit- i 0ARKIN*OHANNESBURG,OFTUS6ERSFELDIN0RETORIA tee (IPC) In January 2008. the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, North This was announced by the IPC at the launch of its Paralym- West; and Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, pian Ambassador Programme. Free State. The aim of the programme is to create a roster of top past 'OVERNMENT HAS REAFlRMED ITS STATE OF READI- and present paralympic athletes to act as ambassadors of the ness and commitment to host the 2010 World Cup. paralympic movement, to be role models for young people with Between 2006 and 2010, government is expected and without disability and act as awareness and communica- to invest more than R400 billion in the country’s tion tools for the movement to enhance and increase its public infrastructure. PROlLE %LEVEN PARALYMPIC ATHLETES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD South Africa will take advantage of the World were chosen: Verena Bentele (Germany, Nordic skiing), Hou Cup opportunity to attract inward investment Bin (China, athletics), Cheri Blauwet (United States of America (construction, manufacturing and other sectors) ;53!= ATHLETICS +IRSTEN "RUHN 'ERMANY SWIMMING -UFFY and to stimulate new investment in stadiums, Davis (USA, Alpine skiing), Michael Teuber (Germany, cycling), transport, airports, communications infrastructure, 4ANNI 'REY 4HOMPSON 5NITED +INGDOM ATHLETICS %RNST 6AN accommodation, broadcast and information tech- Dyk (South Africa, athletics), Esther Vergeer (Netherlands, NOLOGY ANDlNANCIALSERVICES wheelchair tennis) Chris Waddell (USA, Alpine skiing), Henry The projects are also expected to stimulate Wanyoike (Egypt, athletics). skills development and create jobs, develop soccer and its commercial base, and upgrade facilities to s $ISABLED3PORTSWOMANOFTHE9EAR ensure South Africa is a competitive destination for Natalie du Toit major events. s $ISABLED3PORTS4EAMOFTHE9EAR Government will deliver according to the follow- Team SA ing deadlines: s .EWCOMEROFTHE9EAR)TUMELENG+HUNE s $ECEMBER TO -ARCH CONSTRUCTION s #OACHOFTHE9EAR'AVIN(UNT work on selected stadiums complete (Confed- s 0ERSONALITYOFTHE9EAR+HOTSO-OKOENA erations Cup stadiums) s !PRILTO*UNEPREPARATIONFOR#ONFEDERA- Legislation tions Cup The National Sport and Recreation Amendment s $ECEMBERSTADIUMANDSUPPORTINGINFRA- Act, 2007 (Act 18 of 2007), aims to, among other structure complete things: s *UNE7ORLD#UP s CREATEANEWDISPENSATIONFORSPORTANDRECREA- By January 2009, the construction of all stadiums tion via the recognition of the Sports Confeder- was on schedule. ation as the national macro body for the promo- The International Broadcast Centre (IBC) will tion and development of high performance sport ensure television coverage across the globe and in South Africa will cater for more than 2 000 journalists. The s IMPROVETHEGOVERNANCEOFSPORTSFEDERATIONS South African Cabinet has approved Johannesburg s ALLOW THE -INISTER OF 3PORT AND 2ECREATION TO as the venue for the IBC. intervene where the actions of federations /N3EPTEMBER THEOFlCIALMASCOTFOR threaten to bring sport into disrepute the 2010 World Cup was unveiled in Johannes- s ADDRESSTRANSFORMATIONINSPORT BURG4HEMASCOT ALEOPARD ISCALLED:AKUMIAND The Act was promulgated in November 2007. was designed and produced exclusively in South !FRICA4HENAMEISACOMPOSITIONOFh:!v STAND- 2010 World Cup ING FOR 3OUTH!FRICA ANDhKUMIv TRANSLATING INTO South Africa will host the FIFA World Cup in 2010. hvINVARIOUSLANGUAGESACROSS!FRICA Five stadiums are being built from scratch for world During the Medium Term Budget Policy State- football’s showpiece event. They are the Green- ment in October 2008, government allocated an point Stadium in Cape Town; Mbombela Stadium additional R1,4 billion to cover cost overruns on in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga; Nelson Mandela Bay World Cup stadium projects, and R600 million to Stadium in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape; the Moses cover the cost of last mile Internet (high-speed) -ABHIDA3TADIUM E4HEKWINI +WA:ULU .ATALAND connectivity between the stadiums and the 0ETER-OKABA3TADIUMIN0OLOKWANE ,IMPOPO national backbone network.

SA YEARBOOK 2008/09 487 SPORT AND RECREATION Government has also indicated that it will In January 2008, South Africans Alex Harris provide support for the migration to digital tele- and Sibusiso Vilane made history when they vision to meet international broadcasting require- BECAME THE lRST 3OUTH!FRICAN TEAM TO WALK unassisted to the South Pole. i ments for the 2010 World Cup and beyond. Additional allocations to local government of The duo set out on their 65-day journey on 10 November R8,8 billion are being made to support expanded 2007, dragging 130-kilogram sleds almost 1 200 kilometres community access to housing, potable water, sani- across some of the most hostile terrain on the planet. tation, electricity and public transport. Of the total additional amount of R8,8 billion provision of emergency medical services are being s2 BILLIONISALLOCATEDTOTHELOCALGOVERNMENT fast-tracked. Government’s World Cup projects equitable share for increased costs of basic INCLUDEFASTERDEVELOPMENTOFANEFlCIENT SUSTAIN- services, particularly electricity able and affordable public-transport system that s2 BILLIONISEARMARKEDFORTHE-UNICIPAL)NFRA- WILL BENElT COMMUTERS AND THE ECONOMY IN THE structure Grant years following the event. s2MILLIONISPROPOSEDFORTHE0UBLIC4RANS- PORT)NFRASTRUCTUREAND3YSTEMS'RANTTOlNANCE Sports organisations an integrated public transport network in large South African Sports Confederation municipalities, including World Cup cities and Olympic Committee s2MILLIONISALLOCATEDFORTHECOMPLETIONOF Sascoc is recognised by the Minister of Sport and stadiums and to help host cities with operational Recreation and is representative of sports bodies, requirements for hosting the 2009 Confedera- including Olympic national federations. tions Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup Integrated It is the national co-ordinating macro body for .ATIONAL%LECTRIlCATION0ROGRAMME'RANTASAN the promotion and development of high perform- inﬂation adjustment to the baseline. ance sport in South Africa, including team pres- As government works to deliver its guarantees entation, and must consult with relevant sports for the World Cup, it is using this opportunity to bodies in this regard. Sascoc presents Team South accelerate the improvement of social services in Africa for all multicoded sport participating in key areas, including immigration and health ser- international games, including but not limited to vices. In particular, programmes to strengthen the the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Common- wealth Games and All Africa Games. It is estimated that the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ will contribute R55,7 billion to South Africa’s Government agencies gross domestic product in 2010. i 4WOPUBLICENTITIESDELIVERSPECIlCINTERVENTIONSIN By 2008, the build-up to the 2010 World sports and recreation in accordance with the rele- Cup had already created 80 000 job opportunities in the local vant legislation through which they were consti- hospitality sector. It is estimated that over the next three years tuted, namely: a further 116 000 jobs will be created. s"OXING3OUTH !FRICA "3! WHICH WAS ESTAB- 2010 is stimulating growth in the construction industry. lished through the South African Boxing Act, By January 2009, 40 000 jobs had been created in the 2001 (Act 11 of 2001) construction industry. The projected direct, indirect and in- sTHE3OUTH!FRICAN)NSTITUTEFOR$RUG &REE3PORT duced impact of the total budgeted spend for the six new (SAIDS), established through the SAIDS Act, stadiums is R18,9 billion or 1,8 times the actual spend. 1997 (Act 14 of 1997). /FTHIS2 BILLION AROUND2BILLIONWILLDIRECTLYBENElT low-income households and a further R7,7 million other house- Boxing South Africa holds. The Organising Committee (OC) has agreed to procure BSA is partly funded with public money. Its func- 30% of the products and services it needs from small busi- tions are to promote boxing and protect the inter- nesses and Black Economic Empowerment companies. Govern- ESTSOFBOXERSANDOFlCIALS)TSMAINRESPONSIBILI- ment and the OC have embarked on roadshows across the ties are to: country to inform small business about the opportunities avail- sCONSIDER APPLICATIONS FOR LICENCES FROM ALL able from the World Cup. stakeholders in professional boxing The Minister of Trade and Industry decided on which trade- sSANCTIONlGHTS marks to grant to FIFA through a public comment process to sIMPLEMENTTHEREGULATIONSPERTAININGTOBOXING ensure the impact on local and small businesses was taken sPROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS IN into account. boxing.

488 In 2008, the University of the Witwatersrand’s public holidays, and has a website with a data- Centre for Exercise Science and Sports Medi- base of prohibited and permitted products in CINEBECAMETHElRSTFACILITYOFITSKINDONTHE sport that are available on the South African African continent to receive the FIFA Medical i market (www.drugfreesport.org.za). The Assessment and Research Centre stamp of approval. website also contains up-to-date news and The centre, established in 2004, aims at integrating sports information on national and international science and medicine to investigate sports injuries, sports anti-doping issues. performance, doping in sport, as well as chronic disease. s 2ESEARCH 4HE 3!)$3 CONDUCTS SOCIOLOGICAL research into the knowledge, attitude and use South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport of performance-enhancing drugs among South The SAIDS is the South African national anti-dop- African sportspeople, for the purpose of plan- ing organisation, funded by the SRSA. Its mandate ning and implementing effective doping control is to promote participation in sport, free from the and education programmes. use of prohibited substances or methods intended s )NTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION 3OUTH !FRICA IS AN TOARTIlCIALLYENHANCEPERFORMANCE INTHEINTEREST active participant in the global effort to combat of the health and well-being of sportspeople. drugs in sport. The SAIDS collaborates closely The SAIDS is responsible for developing anti- with its counterparts throughout the world to doping policy and implementing a national anti- achieve international harmonisation and the doping programme across all South Africa’s sports improvement of standards and practices in codes. doping control. South Africa is a member of the By May 2008, it had 53 part-time, accred- International Anti-Doping Arrangement and of ITED DOPING CONTROL OFlCERS BASED THROUGHOUT the Executive Committee of the Association of South Africa, trained to international standards, National Anti-Doping Organisations. who conducted in-and-out of competition doping controls on athletes from over 50 sports disci- World Anti-Doping Agency plines, with 53 trained and accredited chaperones 4HE!FRICA2EGIONAL/FlCEOFTHE7!$!WASESTAB- TOASSISTTHEDOPING CONTROLOFlCERS lished in Cape Town in 2004 to co-ordinate the anti- 4HE3!)$3IS)3/CERTIlEDINCOMPLI- doping activities of the agency throughout Africa. ance with the International Standard for Testing. This includes promoting and maintaining effective This is the internationally recognised benchmark lines of communication between the WADA and all for quality assurance and excellence, and repre- the relevant stakeholders, governments and public sents world best-practice in doping control in authorities, the broad sports movement, national sport. anti-doping agencies and laboratories. The SAIDS’ key focus areas are: s $OPINGCONTROL4HEINSTITUTECONDUCTSACOMPRE- National Academy Programme hensive, independent and effective national (NAP) doping-control programme on South African The NAP seeks to improve sports performance athletes competing at regional, national and and bring South Africa on par with other sport- international level. In 2007/08, 2 541 doping ing nations by creating opportunities for talented controls were conducted. The SAIDS also athletes to exploit their potential to the full. conducts in-and-out-of-competition doping The NAP involves all tertiary institutions in the controls on international athletes on behalf of country that provide sports science and medical international sports federations and other inter- SUPPORTTOATHLETESIDENTIlEDBYTHEIRFEDERATIONS national anti-doping organisations. and endorsed by Sascoc. The NAP also seeks to s %DUCATION 4HE 3!)$3 PROVIDES EDUCATION have a full-time residential programme and an information and awareness resources and insurance system for athletes as well as to provide services for all its target groups, namely life-skills training for them. The sports covered athletes, coaches, parents, sports organi- include priority sports for government and those sations, members of the medical and phar- in the programme for the Olympic, Paralympic, maceutical and sports-science professions, #OMMONWEALTH !LL !FRICA AND OTHER IDENTIlED tertiary-education institutions and the public. multisport events. It provides a telephone information service MANNED BY QUALIlED PHARMACISTS International relations 3888) that operates on weekdays, excluding The SRSA has embarked on a concerted effort to

SA YEARBOOK 2008/09 489 SPORT AND RECREATION )N/CTOBER 0RESIDENT+GALEMA-OTLANTHE the SRSA, undertaken an audit of exchanges awarded the Order of Ikhamanga: Category || organised between the two countries since 1994 Silver to the following: i to eliminate duplication. s "RYAN (ABANA FOR EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE The two countries have further exchanged and for contributing to the improvement of the game of coaches in rowing, swimming and netball. As a rugby in South Africa SEQUELTOTHESIGNINGOFTHE-O5WITHTHE$02+ s 3HAUN0OLLOCKFOREXCELLENTCONTRIBUTIONTOCRICKETIN3OUTH SIXOFlCIALSFROMTHE323!ANDTHE3OUTH!FRICAN Africa and for being an inspiration to the South African Gymnastics Federation visited Pyongyang, the cricket team CAPITAL OF THE $02+ TO STUDY BEST PRACTICES IN s -AKHAYA.TINIFOREXCELLENTACHIEVEMENTINCRICKETANDFOR staging mass displays during the Arirang Festi- serving as an inspiration to up-and-coming black South val in September 2007. A team of experts from African cricketers. THE$02+PAIDAVISITTO3OUTH!FRICAIN*ANUARY s 0ERCY-ONTGOMERYFOREXCELLENTACHIEVEMENTINTHEGAMEOF 2008 to explore the possibilities of imparting the rugby capabilities for organising mass displays to South s h!CEv.TSOELENGOEPOSTHUMOUS FORHISEXCELLENTACHIEVE- African gymnastic teams, which could be used in ment in the game of soccer locally and abroad and for preparations for the Confederations Cup and the contributing to the development of the game in South 2010 World Cup. Africa. South Africa also hosted ministers of sport of THE$02+ promote relations with international parties in the With its commitment to using sport as a vehicle lELDOFSPORTANDRECREATION4HISISDONETHROUGH for advancing regional integration, promot- the two main subprogrammes of International ing social cohesion and people-to-people co- ,IAISONAND)NTERNATIONAL%VENTS operation in southern Africa, South Africa signed the 0ROTOCOL!GREEMENTWITHTHE:ONE6)2EGIONWHICH International Liaison consists of 10 of the 14 SADC member countries) This subprogramme is responsible for bilateral rela- of the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (SCSA) TIONSWITHINTERNATIONALPARTIESINTHElELDOFSPORT in May 2007. The agreement outlined the rights and recreation. In 2007, memoranda of under- and obligations of South Africa as the host of the standing (MoUs) were signed with Bulgaria, China :ONE6)5NDER 9OUTH'AMES IN0OTCHEFSTROOM AND THE $EMOCRATIC 0EOPLES 2EPUBLIC OF +OREA in December 2008. $02+ .ORTH+OREA PROVIDINGFOREXCHANGESOF In its efforts to contribute to strengthening expertise by placing South African administra- the African Union (AU), South Africa was repre- tors, athletes and coaches on a short-term basis in sented by the Minister of Sport and Recreation, centres of excellence in these countries. 2EV-AKHENKESI3TOlLE ATTHEINAUGURALMEETING South Africa renewed the Protocol of Action of the AU Ministers of Sport Conference, which 0O! WITHTHE5NITED+INGDOM5+ IN!PRIL In terms of these MoUs and PoA, South Africa also The Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (SCSA) agreed to host nationals of these countries to :ONE 6) 5NDER 9OUTH 'AMES WERE HOSTED share expertise with domestic teams and sports in December 2008 by the Tlokwe Municipal- i institutes. ITYINTHE.ORTH7EST4HElRSTOFTHESEBIANNUAL Pursuant to the signing of the PoA with the 3#3!:ONE6)'AMESWASHOSTEDBY-OZAMBIQUEINAND 5+IN SEVERALCOACHES ADMINISTRATORSAND in Namibia in 2006. The 2008 edition of the games was the third ATHLETESBENElTEDFROMTHE5+ 3OUTH!FRICA3PORTS and was hosted by South Africa. The next edition of the games ,EADERSHIP%XCHANGE0ROGRAMME CONDUCTEDFROM will be hosted by Swaziland. January to June 2007. Other exchanges executed Competition took place in seven sport codes namely: athlet- INTHECONTEXTOFTHE0O!WITHTHE5+INCLUDETHE ics (including track events for the visually impaired); swimming; ,EEDS $URBAN 3PORTS $EVELOPMENT 0ROGRAMME basketball; boxing (men only); soccer; netball (women only) and *OINT !CTION 0LAN WHICH WAS lNALISED BETWEEN tennis. -ANGOSUTHU 4ECHNIKON AND ,EEDS -ETROPOLITAN The following countries participated: Angola, Botswana, University. ,ESOTHO -ALAWI -OZAMBIQUE .AMIBIA 3OUTH!FRICA 3WAZI- 4HE5+HASALSOBEENINSTRUMENTALINDRIVINGTHE LAND :AMBIAAND:IMBABAWE Cricket Development/Drug Awareness Programme South Africa was the overall winner with a total of 85 medals, in the Western Cape and has, in conjunction with including 45 gold.

490 falls under the auspices of Sascoc. The SRSA In May 2008, Bakers Mini Cricket established assists federations to host various events. a Guinness World Record for the most children playing cricket at one time in a celebration to i 2008 sports highlights highlight its 25th anniversary. It is the longest Paralympics developmental sport sponsorship in southern Africa. South Africa’s paralympic team won 30 medals Over 6 000 children between the ages of six and 12 years, at the Paralympics in Beijing. Seventeen of those participated in the mega festival across eight venues. MEDALS WERE GOLD 4HEhGOLDEN GIRLv WAS PARA- The festivities started with opening ceremonies attended lympic swimmer Natalie du Toit, who completed by a host of dignitaries, including local cricketers, before the ACLEANSWEEPOFVICTORIESINTHElVEEVENTSSHE children took to the pitches, to start playing mini cricket at entered. precisely the same time across the eight selected venues. They With 71% of South Africa’s medals being gold, INCLUDED *OHANNESBURG ,IBERTY ,IFE 7ANDERERS #APE 4OWN the team ended proudly in seventh place on the (Sahara Park, Newlands), Paarl (Boland Park), Benoni (Willow- medal table. Natalie du Toit was also named MORE0ARK +IMBERLEY$E"EERS$IAMOND/VAL +WA:ULU .ATAL WINNEROFTHE7HANG9OUN$AI!CHIEVEMENT!WARD 3AHARA 3TADIUM +INGSMEAD 0ORT %LIZABETH 3AHARA /VAL at the Paralympic Games. St Georges) and Pretoria (Supersport Park). Oscar Pistorius, after winning the T44 100 m, !DIGNITARYATEACHEVENTSIGNEDOFFTHEOFlCIALDOCUMENTA- was a victor in the 200 m and 400 m. Another tion to verify the world record claim. South African, Arnu Fourie, was sixth in 23,87 seconds. took place at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa (ILTON,ANGENHOVENSTRUCKGOLDTWICEHESCORED in June 2007. a world record 3 401 points to win the men’s P12 4HE)NTERNATIONAL,IAISON5NITFURTHERRENDERED pentathlon and followed that by capturing gold in among other things, the following routine ser- the long jump with a Paralympic record leap of vices: M)LSE(AYESJOINED,ANGENHOVENAND&ANIE s THE EXECUTION OF EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES van der Merwe as winners when she recorded a involving 37 people distance of 5,68 m to win the F13 long jump. s THEFACILITATION INCONJUNCTIONWITHTHE$EPART- Teboho Mokgalagadi won bronze in the men’s ment of Home Affairs, of 1 779 cases of support T35 100 m. services to clients with regard to sport visas, %RNSTVAN$YK COMPETINGINHISlFTH0ARALYMPIC sport work permits, South African passports, Games, captured gold when he won the road race South African citizenship and permanent resi- FORHANDCYCLINGCLASS#(ElNISHEDTHE KM dence. distance in one hour, 21 minutes and 40 seconds. Phillipa Johnson won her second equestrian International Events gold medal in the individual freestyle test grade This subprogramme is responsible for the co- four. ordination and management of government’s David Roos picked up a silver medal in the SUPPORTSERVICESFORTHEHOSTINGOFIDENTIlEDMAJOR men’s F46 long jump. sporting events. This includes National Co-ordinating Commit- In September 2008, Oscar Pistorius won the tee meetings, which include representatives from 400 m gold in world-record time to complete the departments of home affairs, foreign affairs, a Beijing Paralympics sprint treble. The South health, transport, environmental affairs and tourism i !FRICANlNISHEDIN SECS AHEADOF!MERI- and the South African Revenue Service, the South ca’s Jim Bob Bizzell and British runner Ian Jones. His victory on African Police Service, the National Intelligence THELASTNIGHTOFTRACKANDlELDFOLLOWEDWINSINTHEMAND Agency and the Airports Company of South Africa. 200 m earlier in the games. Assistance to the various events is determined Earlier in 2008, Pistorius won a court battle to take part by the needs of the national sporting organisa- in the Olympics and had proved himself a strong competitor tions. against able-bodied athletes. Members of this unit are also appointed to the Among his best achievements against able-bodied athletes majority of organising committees for the various was a second in the 400 m event at the 2007 South African approved events, as well as representing the SRSA National Championships. on the Bidding and Hosting Commission, which

SA YEARBOOK 2008/09 491 SPORT AND RECREATION The South African Government launched a Canoeing and skiing website (www.sa2010.gov.za) to provide infor- On 29 June 2008, Bridgitte Hartley won South mation on preparations for the 2010 FIFA !FRICASlRST EVERGOLDMEDALATASPRINTING7ORLD TM i i World Cup . The site is complementary to the Cup regatta when she clinched the women’s website of FIFA and the Organising Committee, and was set M! lNALIN0OZNAN 0OLAND up in consultation with FIFA. It also provides information about On 20 September 2008, South Africa’s tradition THECOUNTRYANDTHECONTINENTINTHECONTEXTOFTHElRST!FRICAN of excellence in canoe marathon competitions was World Cup. CONlRMEDATTHE7ORLD#HAMPIONSHIPSHELDINTHE This is one of government’s initiatives to take advantage Czech Republic as the country won three medals, OF THE 7ORLD #UP COMMUNICATION OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BENElT INCLUDINGGOLDINTHEMENS+RACE of the country and continent. South Africa has committed to Ant Stott and Cam Schoeman won gold at the being Africa’s stage, and to making the World Cup part of a 21st Rainbow Nation’s challenge championships in the century of African growth and development. MENS+COMPETITION JUSTADAYAFTER3TOTTHAD The site provides an entry point to other sources of informa- WONABRONZEMEDALINTHE+EVENT tion about the country, such as the South African Tourism and International Marketing Council gateway, and provincial and Biking host-city websites. In August 2008, South African mountain bike downhill racer Greg Minnaar won the Mountain Total medal count at the Paralympics, 2008 Bike World Cup in Canberra, Australia. South Gold Silver Bronze Total In September 2008, Tyla Rattray won the Moto- Africa 21 3 6 30 cross World Title when he clinched the MX2 category championship at the Italian Grand Prix in &ANIE ,OMBARD WON BRONZE IN THE MENS & Faenza. shot put with a distance of 13,87 m. He is the most successful South African athlete in the history of Bowls the Paralympics with seven gold, two silver and In January 2008, South Africa’s triples combination two bronze medals. OF,ORNA4RIGWELL ,ORAINE6ICTORAND3YLVIA"URNS 'AVIN+ILPATRICKAND-ICHAEL4HOMSONSECURED were crowned world champions in Christchurch, bronze in the sprint for blind and vision-impaired .EW:EALAND WHENTHEYDEFEATED!USTRALIA athletes. INTHElNALOFTHE7ORLD"OWLS#HAMPIONSHIPS -ARIUS3TANDERlNISHEDJUSTOUTOFTHEMEDALS in the men’s T38 400 metres in a season’s best Cricket 52,56 seconds. In February 2008, Shaun Pollock, after a 12-year Ernst van Dyk rounded off the Paralympics for international career, retired at the top, hitting the South Africa with a bronze medal in the last event WINNINGRUNSFOR3OUTH!FRICAINHISlNALONE DAY OFTHEGAMESWHENHElNISHEDTHIRDINTHEMENS international (ODI) match against the West Indies. marathon T54. In March 2008, South Africa beat Bangladesh by an innings and 205 runs in the second test in Chit- Athletics tagong to complete a two-nil series whitewash. In March 2008, South Africa’s Godfrey Mokoena On 21 July 2008, South Africa beat England by won gold with a leap of 8,08 m in the long jump 10 wickets in the second test at Headingley to at the Athletics World Indoor Championships in take a 1-0 series lead in the battle for the Basil Valencia, Spain. D’Oliviera Trophy. In April 2008, South African wheelchair athlete On 2 August 2008, at Edgbaston, South Africa Ernst van Dyk won the Boston Marathon for a CLAIMED VICTORY BY lVE WICKETS IN THE THIRD TEST record seventh time. His time was one hour, over England to secure a 2-0 lead in the four- 26 minutes and 49 seconds. match series. David Grier and Braam Malherbe became the lRST TO RUN AROUND THE ENTIRE COASTLINE OF 3OUTH Africa. On 8 October 2008, they completed the +HOTSO-OKOENAWON3OUTH!FRICASONLYMEDAL h#IPLA 3PAR -ILES FOR 3MILES #OASTAL #HALLENGEv at the 2008 Beijing Olympics on 18 August – a 100-day, 3 278-km run, around the southern 2008 with a distance of 8,24 m to take silver in the long jump. i African coastline from Namibia’s Oranjemund to Ponto Do Ouro in Mozambique.

492 In April 2008, the Wisden Cricketer’s Alma- Immelman followed in the footsteps of Gary nack – known as the cricketer’s Bible – named Player to secure the prized green jacket with a 3OUTH !FRICAN ALL ROUNDER *ACQUES +ALLIS THE three-over-par 75, matching the highest closing ,EADING#RICKETERINTHE7ORLDFOR i score by a Masters winner set by Arnold Palmer in 1962. A few months later, South Africa wrapped up In May 2008, Hennie Otto scored a victory in the THE SECOND /$) AGAINST +ENYA AT THE DE "EERS Italian Open at the Castello di Tolcinasco Golf and Diamond Oval by cruising to a seven-wicket Country Club in Milan on his European Tour. victory, scoring the 223 runs needed with more Charl Schwartzel captured his third European than 14 overs to spare. Tour title and his second in Spain in October 2008 South Africa made history at the end of 2008 when he won the Madrid Masters by three shots and the start of 2009 when they won the test and with a total of 19-under-par 265. ODI series against Australia – on that country’s On 1 November, Retief Goosen captured the home soil. The Proteas returned to South Africa as Asian Tour’s Iskandar Johor Open in Malaysia, the number one ODI team in the world. WITHAlNALROUNDLIFTINGHIMTOATWO SHOTVICTORY after he had entered the last day four shots off Freediving the pace. In August 2008, Cape Town-based freediver Hanli Prinsloo excelled in the Nordic Deep Freediving Motor racing Competion held off the west coast of Sweden, In February 2008, A1 Team South Africa’s Adrian winning the competition and setting four new :AUGG PRODUCED A SENSATIONAL DRIVE IN POURING South African records in the process. rain to win the feature race at Eastern Creek just Freediving is the sport of diving deep for as long, outside Sydney, Australia. or as far, as possible on one single breath of air. Giniel de Villiers started 2009 on a high when he 0RINSLOOlRSTIMPROVEDHERMARKIN&REE)MMER- won the Dakar Rally in January. sion, which is a depth-discipline where the diver pulls herself down and back up a rope. The previ- Rowing ous record was 42 m, but she lowered the mark At the start of 2008, South Africans Bill Godfrey to 50 m. AND 0ETER VAN +ETS WON THE NAUTICAL She began the pool disciplines with a Dynamic mile Atlantic Rowing Race. The event began on No Fins record in which the diver swims breast- $ECEMBERIN3AN3EBASTIAN ,A'OMERA IN stroke under water. Prinsloo destroyed the previ- the Canary Islands. ous record of 78 m by swimming 126 m underwa- Also in January 2008, in South Africa’s Dusi TER4HATNEWRECORDPLACESHERAMONGTHETOPlVE Canoe Marathon, Michael Mbanjwa became the women in the world for the discipline. lRST BLACK WINNER IN THE YEAR HISTORY OF THE event. Golf )N*ANUARY *AMES+AMTESCOREDAHISTORY Rugby making breakthrough victory with an explosive In April 2008, South Africa’s Sevens rugby team lVE BIRDIE BACK NINE TO OVERHAUL HIS RIVALS AND BROUGHT AN END TO .EW :EALANDS SEASON LONG win the R1,8-million Dimension Data Pro-Am at domination of the International Rugby Board (IRB) THE'ARY0LAYER#OUNTRY#LUB+AMTEBECAMETHE World Sevens Series when Neil Powell’s side beat lRSTBLACK3OUTH!FRICANTORECORDAVICTORYONTHE THE+IWIS TOCLINCHTHE!DELAIDE3EVENS tough Summer Swing of the Sunshine Tour. 3OUTH!FRICAlNALLYENDEDTHEIRDECADE LONGRUN In March 2008, South Africa’s Ernie Els rallied from three shots adrift to win the $5,5-million In February 2008, Graeme Smith and Neil Honda Classic and end his United States (US) -C+ENZIE SHARED A RECORD OPENING STAND VICTORY DROUGHT %LS lRED A THREE UNDER PAR during their second test against Bangladesh. for a six-under total of 274, one shot in front of The South African skipper batted superbly for i %NGLANDS,UKE$ONALD HISUNBEATEN WHILE-C+ENZIESCOREDACAREER BEST A month later, Trevor Immelman survived a Their stand was the best ever for the opening wicket for South DOUBLE BOGEYATTHETHHOLETOBECOMETHElRST Africa – exceeding the 368-run partnership between Smith and South African to win the US Masters in 30 years Herschelle Gibbs against Pakistan in Cape Town in 2003. with a three-shot victory.

SA YEARBOOK 2008/09 493 SPORT AND RECREATION WITHOUTAWINON.EW:EALANDSOILON*ULY In June 2009, South Africa will host the world’s with a 30-28 victory in the Tri-Nations Series. lRST EVER3OCIAL2UGBY7ORLD#HAMPIONSHIP In June 2008, South Africa’s Sevens rugby team The Social Rugby World Championship 2009 will see 480 rugby players, representing i claimed the Plate title at the Edinburgh Sevens, DEFEATING3COTLAND TOlNISHSECONDINTHE)2" 16 international teams, converge upon the city of Cape Town for Sevens Series. a two-week festival of fun, friendship and rugby. On 7 June 2008, Peter de Villiers got off to a The inaugural event kicks off in Cape Town on 13 June winning start as South African coach when John 2009. Smit and his team beat Wales 43-17 in Bloemfon- The 2009 tournament will also include a social outreach tein. A week later, South Africa celebrated a 37-21 programme whereby each participating team will be given the victory over Wales in Pretoria. opportunity to host a coaching clinic for youth in previously On 9 August 2008, the South Africans paid disadvantaged communities in Cape Town. tribute to former President Nelson Mandela who was celebrating his 90th birthday with a 63-9 They started 2009 on a high note with thrashing of Argentina in Johannesburg. VICTORYOVER:AMBIAIN*ANUARY ,ATERTHESAMEMONTH 3OUTH!FRICAENDEDITS South Africa will be hosting the Confederations Tri-Nations 2008 campaign with a record 53-8 Cup in June 2009. In November 2008, the draw victory over the Wallabies in Johannesburg. took place in Sandton, Johannesburg. The follow- *ONGI .OKWE BECAME THE lRST 3PRINGBOK TO ing countries will participate: South-Africa, Iraq, score four tries against Australia. .EW:EALAND 3PAIN 53! )TALY "RAZILAND%GYPT In November, the South Africans beat England 42-6 at Twickenham. Surﬁng At the end of November, South Africa won the In April 2008, Team South Africa won the overall Dubai Sevens title by beating England 12-7. TEAM CROWN AT THE )NTERNATIONAL 3URlNG !SSOCIATION7ORLD-ASTERS3URlNG#HAMPIONSHIPS Soccer in perfect waves at Punta Rocas in Peru. In March 2008, Bafana Bafana scored a 3-0 victory ,EDBYINDIVIDUALGOLDMEDALISTS(EATHER#LARK over world number 26 Paraguay at the Super (masters women), Marc Wright (kahunas) and Stadium in Atteridgeville, outside Pretoria. In the #HRIS+NUTSENGRANDKAHUNAS 3OUTH!FRICABLEW process of scoring one of three superb Bafana away the competition to take their second consec- goals, Benni McCarthy broke the South African utive team world championship. scoring record he had previously held jointly with They topped the standings with 10 500 points, Shaun Bartlett by recording his 30th international 1 100 ahead of Australia in second, with Brazil, on goal. lNISHINGINTHIRD ANDHOSTS0ERUROUNDING Bafana Bafana won 4-1 against Equatorial out the top four with 8 766 points. Guinea in a 2010 African Nations Cup qualifying In the same month, South African Davey Weare match in Atteridgeville in June 2008. surfed to victory against the USA’s Austin Ware in Two months later, South Africa beat Mozam- excellent surf at Ansteys on the Bluff near Durban bique 2-1 to retain the Cosafa Cup, now renamed to capture the Quiksilver Pro Durban title. THE#OSAFA3ENIOR#HALLENGE INTHElNALPLAYEDAT On 28 June 2008, Durban hosted the world’s the Thulamahashe Stadium in Bushbuck Ridge, most prestigious surf ski event during winter when ,IMPOPO the Durban Surf Ski World Cup took place. On 15 October 2008, Bafana Bafana made it three wins in succession when they scored a Sailing 2-1 victory over Ghana in Bloemfontein. In October 2008, South Africa’s America’s Cup In November, Bafana Bafana scored a dramatic 4EAM3HOSHOLOZAWASTHIRDACROSSTHElNISHLINEIN 3-2 win over Cameroon in the Nelson Mendela a spectacular ﬂeet of 2 000 yachts that competed Challenge played at Olympia Park. in the 16-nautical mile Trieste Barcolana.

In February 2008, following their performance Swimming in winning the 2007 Rugby World Cup and In February 2008, veteran swimmer Ram Barkai of going through the tournament unbeaten, South i Cape Town completed a 1-km swim in an Antarctic !FRICAWENTONTOWINTHE,AUREUS7ORLD lake in life-threatening sub-zero air temperatures. 4EAMOFTHE9EAR!WARDIN3AINT0ETERSBURG 2USSIA Barkai’s swim is considered the most southerly

494 minutes, 20,22 seconds set in 1999 by Japan’s In 2008, Capetonian Melina Frey and her Masami Tanaka. German teammate powered through the chal- She also excelled in the 100 metres, capturing lenging terrains of Eastern Europe and Asia to i bronze in an African record of one minute, 05,38. BECOMETHElRSTALL FEMALETEAMTOCOMPLETE On 20 August 2008, Natalie du Toit made history the gruelling TransSyberia Rally. when she took to the water in the women’s 10-km Frey (26), principal driver of Team Suzuki/Maxi, and her open water swim at the Olympic Games in Beijing. co-driver/navigator Alexandra Hahn (28) were the only all-female Du Toit booked her place in the Olympic Games by team participating in 2008’s competition, an event regarded as lNISHINGFOURTHINTHE KMEVENTATTHE7ORLD THEULTIMATEENDURANCETESTFORhMANANDMACHINEv Open Water Swimming Championships in Seville The tough two-week competition began in Moscow, Russia, IN-AY3HEBECAMETHElRSTAMPUTEETOQUALIFYFOR and ended 7 200 km later in the Mongolian capital city of Ulaan- the Olympic Games. baatar. In between, drivers had to traverse through Russia’s Ural One month later, Roland Schoeman broke the mountains, the swamps of the Siberian lowlands, the rugged 50-m freestyle world record at the Telkom South peaks of the Altai mountains (with passes reaching up to African Short Course Championships at the Delville 3 700 m) and the sandy dunes of the Gobi Desert. Swimming Pool in Germiston, Gauteng. Schoeman powered his way to a world swim in the world as it took place at 70 degrees best of 20,64 seconds in the two-man show- latitude. DOWN lNAL AGAINST 'REGOR7IDMER WHO CLOCKED In the Arctic, Barkai faced air temperatures of 22,45 seconds. minus 10 degrees Celsius and a water tempera- There was further success in the breaststroke ture of one degree. for South Africa when Cameron van der Burgh won In the same month, Suzaan van Biljon set a new silver in the men’s 100 m. Igor Borysik took gold championship record in the 200-m breaststroke at in 57,74 seconds, with Van der Burgh second in the Fina World Short Course Championships in SECONDSASTHElRSTTHREElNISHERSBETTERED -ANCHESTER 5+6AN"ILJONCLOCKEDTWOMINUTES the previous championship record. 18,73 seconds to lower the previous mark of two

SA YEARBOOK 2008/09 495 SPORT AND RECREATION Acknowledgements Beeld www.sasportsawards.co.za South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport www.sapa.org.za Sowetan www.southafrica.info Sport and Recreation South Africa www.supersport.co.za The Star www.superswimmer.co.za www.gov.za www.sa2010.gov.za. www.news24.com www.pretorianews.co.za