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GAUTENG Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has officially launched the Rosina Sedibane Modiba Sports School of Specialisation with a focus on Sports and Sports Science in Laudium on Tuesday morning.
Rosina Sedibane Modiba Sport School is a fully functional Sports School that has proficiency in Chess, Tennis, Soccer, Netball, Aerobics, Athletics, Swimming, Basketball and Gymnastics.
The boarding school aims to nurture sports talent.
“We want to create sports stars of the future at this school and hope they will do us proud,” said Lesufi.
“We encourage all parents who want to see their children represent this country on the world stage to come to this school to give them the best possible platform.”
Various South African sporting stars were present at the school’s opening, including former Bafana Bafana, Mamelodi Sundowns and Al-Ahly head coach Pitso Mosimane.
“My talent was spotted when I was playing soccer at my school, so I know how important a platform it can be,” Mosimane said.
“It’s safe to say that without the school, I would never have made it at the highest level, and my life would not be the same. But at the same time my parents encouraged me to stay at school so that I could support myself after my career, so education was just as important. After my career in football ended, I went to university and completed my degree in sports science.”
The school was named after Modiba, a pioneer as a black African woman athlete who competed in multi-racial championships in 1976.
She made history by becoming the first black South African woman athlete to win a gold medal, in the 1500m, during the multi-racial provincial championships at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria in March 1977.
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