Team Limpopo for indigenous games excelled in KwaZulu/Natal.
Team Limpopo for Indigenous Games excelled at the National Indigenous Games Festival 2022 which recently took place in Margate, Ugu Municipality, in KwaZulu-Natal Province.
The anniversary games were held under the theme: “My roots, my pride, my future”.
The team came out second overall and, in the process, attained four Gold Medals in Ncuva, two gold and one Medals in Morabaraba, one gold medal in Diketo, Drie Stokkies one gold and one bronze in Diketo and one Bronze in Khokho. Overall, eight gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
A formidable team showed perseverance, dedication and resilience in all the sporting codes throughout the tough 2022 National Indigenous Games Festival.
The games are aimed at celebrating heritage, promoting unity and diversity within communities, and preservation of indigenous traditional games. The games further promote social cohesion and national building.
Limpopo MEC for Sport, Arts and Culture Ms. Thandi Moraka congratulates Team Limpopo for Indigenous Games for a splendid performance.
“We are proud of Team Limpopo for Indigenous Games for scooping position two at the National Games. The team performed excellently and represented the Limpopo well, though the competition was tough against their counterparts from all the eight provinces in the country. Congratulations and well done Team Limpopo IG,”
said MEC Moraka.
Meanwhile, indigenous games players from Greater Tzaneen municipal area, Clemmy Letsoalo and Tercia Maunatlala have been selected to be part of Team South Africa to participate in the Khokho Asian World Championship to be held in New Delhi, India from 17 – 20 October 2022.