{"id":133998,"date":"2016-09-25T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/133998\/athlete-heads-for-mpumalanga\/"},"modified":"2016-09-25T20:43:29","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T18:43:29","slug":"athlete-heads-for-mpumalanga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/09\/25\/athlete-heads-for-mpumalanga\/","title":{"rendered":"Athlete heads for Mpumalanga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 1.5\">Primrose Primary School\u2019s Ntombi Gumede (10) has made her school and family proud with her recent achievement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ntombi Gumede has qualified to compete at the South African Schools Cross-Country Championships taking place in Mpumalanga on Saturday, October 1.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis achievement is a result of her impressive performances in three qualifying meetings,\u201d said the local school\u2019s head of sports, Wilson Msibi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe placed second at her last qualifying meeting, the Gauteng Schools Championships, held in Mulbarton, recently.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are very proud of her achievement, she is a role model to most of the children in the school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe just showed that through hard work and dedication, you can achieve anything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you can dream it, you can have it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The talented youngster told the GCN that she is appreciative of the support she gets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to my father, Zakhele, and Msibi for their support and everything they are doing for me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy wish is to win in Mpumalanga.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Msibi wishes Gumede the best of luck for the competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout putting a lot of pressure on her, I hope she enjoys the race and she must know that we wish her well, all of us in Gauteng, as she will be representing us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope she will do well and she must work hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The only challenge that is posing a threat towards Gumede achieving her goal is funds.<\/p>\n<p>Msibi also said that funds are needed for the trip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are currently trying to raise funds to make the trip possible,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTransport is the main problem, we are appealing to the community to help with funds for transportation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe appreciate any form of sponsorship, we will be happy with anything we receive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact Msibi on 082 802 9629 or 083 898 1773.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' 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