{"id":89970,"date":"2015-05-23T16:06:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-23T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/89970\/sportsmen-and-women-to-be-honoured\/"},"modified":"2015-05-25T13:34:07","modified_gmt":"2015-05-25T11:34:07","slug":"sportsmen-and-women-to-be-honoured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2015\/05\/23\/sportsmen-and-women-to-be-honoured\/","title":{"rendered":"Sportsmen and women to be honoured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The metro is set to reward excellence and appreciate the talent of local sports stars at the annual Ekurhuleni Sports Awards.<\/p>\n<p>May 27 will see the Alberton Civic Hall transformed into a glitzy venue where the executive mayor, Clr Mondli Gungubele, will honour sportsmen and women who represent South Africa on international stages.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Germiston\u2019s Fran Hilton-Smith is a nominee in the outstanding sport administration category.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year the interest showed by members of the public and various sports federations was overwhelming and the adjudicators were faced with a challenging task to select the finalists from the scores of nominations,\u201d said the metro\u2019s spokesman, Themba Gadebe.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Three nominees have been selected for each category and the winners will be announced during the dazzling ceremony which will commence at 6.30pm.<\/p>\n<p>Following in-depth deliberations and careful consideration during the adjudication process, the sports stars below have been selected as finalists in various categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outstanding sport administration:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gussie Barlett &#8211;Wrestling (Brakpan).<\/p>\n<p>Fran Hilton-Smith &#8212; Football (Germiston).<\/p>\n<p>Martin Daniel Saaiman &#8211;Golf (Kempton Park).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outstanding sport official:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Darrel Herbert &#8212; Golf (Boksburg).<\/p>\n<p>Maggie Dicks &#8212; Athletics (Brakpan).<\/p>\n<p>Russell Ian Sim &#8212; Karate (Edenvale).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Team of the year:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kwa-Thema Disability Club &#8212; Football (Kwa-Thema).<\/p>\n<p>Ekurhuleni Karate Kata Team &#8212; Karate (Boksburg).<\/p>\n<p>Norkem Park High Basketball Girls Team &#8212; Basketball (Kempton Park).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sport federation of the year:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ekurhuleni Basketball Association (EBA).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Primary sport school of the year:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Laerskool Rynfield (Benoni).<\/p>\n<p>Rynfield Primary School (Benoni).<\/p>\n<p>Laerskool Kruinsig (Kempton Park).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Secondary sport school of the year:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ho\u00ebrskool Kempton Park (Kempton Park).<\/p>\n<p>Norkem Park High School (Kempton Park).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coach of the year:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nico Coetzee &#8212; Wrestling (Boksburg).<\/p>\n<p>Celia Opperman &#8212; Drum Majorettes (Benoni).<\/p>\n<p>Themba Zulu &#8212; Boxing (Kwa-Thema).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Junior sportsman of the year:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kyle James McClatchie &#8212; Golf (Kempton Park).<\/p>\n<p>Silvio Cerone-Biagioni &#8212; Karate (Boksburg club).<\/p>\n<p>Connor Jeoffrey Terblanche &#8212; Cycling (Kempton Park club).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Junior sportswoman of the year:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Shianne Addinall &#8212; Barefoot Waterski- (Boksburg).<\/p>\n<p>Lukisha Marion Schalk &#8212; Artistic Gymnastics (Alberton).<\/p>\n<p>Kita Uys &#8212; Cycling (Kempton Park).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sportsman of the year (People with disability):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kabelo Zwane &#8212; Swimming (Daveyton).<\/p>\n<p>Dylan Ronald Da Silva &#8212; Triathlon\/cycling (Alberton club).<\/p>\n<p>Gerald George Rex &#8212; Cycling (Alberton club).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sportswoman of the year (People living with disability):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mbali Celukuthula Madondo &#8212; 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