{"id":3499,"date":"2016-09-22T19:44:20","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T17:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=3499"},"modified":"2016-09-22T19:44:20","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T17:44:20","slug":"role-of-sport-in-society-scrutinised-at-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/more-sport\/role-of-sport-in-society-scrutinised-at-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Role of sport in society scrutinised at conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

The third Provincial Conference on Sport will focus on the role sport plays in society when it takes place from September 30 to October 1 at NMMU’s George campus.<\/p>\n

Organised jointly by the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, George Municipality, Eden Sport Council and NMMU, the theme of the conference is Olympism.<\/p>\n

The programme is structured around the four sub-themes of “Faster, Higher, Stronger”, “Diversity and Inclusion”, “Governance, Leadership and Administration” and “Infrastructure and the Role of Government”.<\/p>\n

Madibaz Sport director Yoliswa Lumka said Olympism meant having a balanced lifestyle, especially between sport, education and culture.<\/p>\n

She said sport should not be seen in isolation, but as an integral part of developing people holistically.<\/p>\n

“Normally when these conversations happen it is just the sport practitioners in the room,” she said.<\/p>\n

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NMMU’s George campus will host the third Provincial Conference on Sport from September 30 to October 1. Photo: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“We want to have this conversation with the municipalities, schools, universities, sport federations and athletes to fully understand where the need is and what the different entities can provide.”<\/p>\n

She said it was crucial that the different bodies came together to develop an integrated plan to keep sport moving forward.<\/p>\n

Lumka said Elroy Gelant, a finalist in the 5 000m in Rio, would be one of the prominent guest speakers.<\/p>\n

“We never really get the picture of what it takes to prepare for an event like the Olympics.”<\/p>\n

She said the track athlete would also give attendees a sense of how to cope with setbacks as well as how to pick oneself up for another four-year cycle of training.<\/p>\n

Sascoc president Gideon Sam will review the Olympics from a South African perspective and look at Team South Africa’s support structures.<\/p>\n

Diversity in Olympism is the focus of the talk by Dr Phathokuhle Zondi, CEO of the Sport Science Institute of South Africa.<\/p>\n

The opening address will be delivered by NMMU George Campus principal Prof Quinton Johnson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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