{"id":157247,"date":"2017-07-28T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T05:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/157247\/nominate-your-sport-star\/"},"modified":"2017-07-28T19:12:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T17:12:37","slug":"nominate-your-sport-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2017\/07\/28\/nominate-your-sport-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominate your sport star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nominations for the prestigious 2017 Gauteng Sports Awards are officially open.<\/p>\n<p>The awards will once again be managed by the Gauteng Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation (SACR) and Gauteng Sports Confederation (GSC).<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>With 18 categories, federations are called to nominate their participants.<\/p>\n<p>On July 21, Gauteng SACR announced that the awards will be held on October 1, at the Silverstar Casino in Mogale City, Krugersdorp.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt is that time of the year again, when the province pays tribute to members of Gauteng\u2019s sports community at large,\u201d said the president of GSC, Barry Hendricks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur federations are the best platform on which to identify and nominate fitting individuals for the different categories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNominations opened on July 14 and will close on August 8.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Also read:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/157008\/action-packed-all-style-tournament-packs-a-punch\/\">Action-packed all style tournament packs a punch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/157135\/local-racer-revs-his-way-to-the-top\/\">Local racer revs his way to the top<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/157006\/elsburg-takes-a-knock-at-weekend-match\/\">Elsburg takes a knock at weekend match<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nominations will be based on performances or work done during the period July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Nomination forms will be sent out to all GSC affiliated federations.<\/p>\n<p>The process is open to the public, who can download forms on www.gautengsportawards.co.za.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA plea is made to all federations to take these nominations seriously because in previous years they did not represent themselves in the best manner,&#8221; said Hendricks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe federations who work closely with athletes and administrators, should guide the province on who is most deserving of these awards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGSC hopes to see more new faces walking onto the stage on the night of the awards, as that will mean more talent is being produced in the province.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The award categories are as 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