Ekurhuleni Sports Awards

Sports stars from every corner of Ekurhuleni will shine brightly on March 14, when the city honours their excellence at the third annual Ekurhuleni Sports Awards.

Executive Mayor Clr Mondli Gungubele will celebrate the local sportsmen and women who make South Africans proud of their various disciplines, at a glittering ceremony to be held at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre, in Boksburg.

Three nominees have been selected in each of the categories, and on the night the winners will be announced.

The executive mayor will also present special Mayoral Awards to individuals or teams who have contributed to the development, transformation and upliftment of standards for sport in Ekurhuleni.

The response received from sport federations, as well as members of the public, during the nomination period was tremendous.

This support created a situation where it was difficult for the adjudication committee to select the three finalists per category.

After the final adjudications, the following sports achievers have been selected as finalists in their respective categories:

Nominees, according to categories, are:

• Outstanding Sports official of the year

Peet Aucamp – ringball administrator.

Callum John Bremner – ice hockey assistant coach.

Christina Margret Caldeira – badminton coach and manager.

• Team of the year

KwaThema Disability Football Club

Shorin Kampo South Africa Karate Club

Valke Rugby Union – Sevens Rugby

• Primary Sports School of the Year

Farrarmere Primary School

Laerskool Rynfield

• Secondary Sports School of the Year

Hoërskool Kempton Park

Tisetsong High School

Norkem Park High School

• Sport Federation of the Year

Eastern Gauteng Badminton association.

Ekurhuleni Basketball Association

Eastern Gauteng Wrestling

• Coach of the Year

NicoI Coetzee – wrestling

Gavin Robert Bennett – baseball

Johannes Jacobus Smith – athletics

• Junior Sportsman of the Year

Gareth Scott Bremner – ice hockey

Kyle James Mcclatchie – golf

Eckhard Deon Rossouw – athletics

• Junior Sportswoman of the Year

Shaianne Addinall – barefoot water-ski

Alison C’nedra Allan – ringball

Verochka Els – ringball

• Sportsman of the Year in the People with Disability category

Ernst Marais Conradie – golf

Bongani Eric Dlamini – wheelchair tennis

Lifa Sam Gova – football

• Sportsman of the Year

Christiaan Bezuidenhout – golf

Gaston Russell Palmer – ju-jitsu

Ryan Donovan Phillips – kick boxing

• Sportswoman of the Year

Bernadette Coston – hockey

Tshepiso Mary Jane Lesiba – karate

Mpho Madi – wrestling