Young people make a name for themselves
MIDRAND – Enos Mafokate grows the sport of equestrian vaulting in South Africa.
Midrand’s Vorna Valley resident, Enos Mafokate and his hard-working youth participated in the Equestrian Vaulting competition which was held in Kyalami from 24 to 25 February.
Mafokate is a South African show jumper and founder of Soweto Equestrian centre which brings many young people to sports and off the streets.
The legendary rider is the first black South African show jumper to break the barrier cycle to compete in the Olympics at the Wembley Stadium in the 80s when South African sport was sanctioned to compete.
Though this sport is still white-dominated he wants to see black and white people working together in the development of equestrian sport in the country.
The young people who participated in the competition were Semakaleng Dibetso, Fanafuthi Tsoabisi, Lesego Mngadi, Omphile Mashile, Junior Mashile, Marang Matshaba, Mosa Malebo and Naledi Mogotsi with the assistance of Johanna Kruger, a volunteer coach from Germany.
The young peoples’ good outcome in the competition is motivation for other young people to explore unpopular sports in the communities and schools.
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