{"id":140528,"date":"2016-12-13T06:54:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T04:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/140528\/cga-rounds-out-the-year\/"},"modified":"2016-12-13T15:16:33","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T13:16:33","slug":"cga-rounds-out-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/12\/13\/cga-rounds-out-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"CGA rounds out the year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a long and successful year for Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA).<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the year\u2019s achievements, the organisation recently hosted its annual gala dinner at Gold Reef City Casino.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The prestigious awards honoured the provincial technical officials, coaches, administrators and most importantly athletes who&#8217;ve shone at the numerous championships hosted throughout South Africa and the world.<\/p>\n<p>The president of CGA, James Moloi, kicked-off proceedings with a welcome and thanked government, corporate sponsors and the media for the contributions they&#8217;ve made in growing the sport and athletics.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>He further wished all the nominees and winners good luck, as they&#8217;ve worked very hard during this Olympic year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some of the night\u2019s winners included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Derrick Mokaleng won most promising junior male athlete of the year.<\/li>\n<li>Armoure le Roux won most promising junior female athlete of the year.<\/li>\n<li>Kabelo Melamu won male junior athlete of the year.<\/li>\n<li>Simonay Weitsz won female junior athlete of the year.<\/li>\n<li>Alyssa Conley was named senior female athlete of the year.<\/li>\n<li>Lebogang Shange won senior male athlete of the year once again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of the event\u2019s highlights was when Joe Morris and Cecily Rootenberg were awarded presidential life time awards.<\/p>\n<p>This category painted a very touching picture of individuals\u2019 dedication to the sport.<\/p>\n<p>This was clear in the case of Rootenberg, a 91-year-old woman who doesn&#8217;t just participate in race walking, but broke her age category record this year.<\/p>\n<p>The CGA thanked everyone who attended the awards for their contribution to the sport and looks forward to 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/140465\/vosloo-checks-into-new-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vosloo checks into new challenge<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/140096\/an-end-to-a-wonderful-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">An end to a wonderful year<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: 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