{"id":225335,"date":"2019-12-10T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/225335\/young-sportswoman-thrilled-with-award\/"},"modified":"2019-12-10T09:28:55","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T07:28:55","slug":"young-sportswoman-thrilled-with-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2019\/12\/10\/young-sportswoman-thrilled-with-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Young sportswoman thrilled with award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nadia Calore, a Grade 11 learner at Assumption Convent School, capped off her outstanding athletics season when she was awarded the prestigious Sportswoman of the Year trophy at Assumption\u2019s final assembly last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>School principal Neville Workman on congratulating Nadia said it was an award \u201crichly deserved\u201d.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Nadia also received her half colours for athletics and was re-awarded with an athletics scroll.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/222351\/debutantes-do-their-school-and-community-proud-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Debutantes do their school and community proud<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/214133\/new-leaders-announced-at-assumption-convent-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New leaders announced at Assumption Convent<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If that wasn\u2019t due recognition, earlier in the week at the year-end sports awards evening, Nadia walked off with the following accolades:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Athlete of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Top Middle Distance Athlete (for the 800m and 1 500m).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Fastest 400 Athlete of the Season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Gold certificate for her contribution to athletics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some of the highlights of Nadia\u2019s athletics season were:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Making the Central District cross-country team for the fifth consecutive year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Winning the senior girls event at the Catholic Schools Cross-Country Competition for the second consecutive year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Winning the middle distance treble (400m, 800m and 1 500m) at the Catholic Schools inter-high event for the second consecutive year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Placing in the top three in all three middle distance events at the annual girls\u2019 inter-high finals for the second consecutive year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Consistently achieving school qualifying times and improving her personal best times at all the major events.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Winning all four of the track events she entered at the Assumption inter-house athletics day.<\/p>\n<p>The young athlete displayed great courage, dedication and determination throughout a long and highly competitive season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Ashley Kiley (Journalist)\u00a0<strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:ashleyk@caxton.co.za\">ashleyk@caxton.co.za.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Also follow us on:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a 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