The North West Department of Education in collaboration with the South African Sports Association for the Intellectually Impaired (SASA-II) will be hosting the SA Open Summer Games in Rustenburg from 27- 31 March 2023.
Six out of seven provinces namely; North West, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal will participate in the following codes:
Black ball pool
Cricket
Hocker
Indoor rowing
Swimming, and
Table tennis.
The games will cater for athletes above the age of 16 years.
MEC Viola Motsumi will officially open the games as follows:
Date: Monday, 27 March 2023
Venue: Rustenburg Civic Center
Time: 08:00-10:00am
The official opening will be followed by the games shortly after at Hoerskool Rustenburg, Bersig School and Christo Fields College from Monday to Wednesday with the much-anticipated finals for the different codes taking place on Thursday 30th and Friday 31 March 2023.
MEC Motsumi is pleased to host these national games and wishes the province the best.
“It is a great honour for us as the province to host the national para-athletics. We could not have held them at a better time than the human rights’ month where we commemorate the struggle for attainment of democracy and equality for all. I believe in the spirit of inclusion and I want to see the talents of those with disabilities showcased and appreciated.
I wish team North West all of the best as they compete with much competent teams from different provinces and I say ‘Bring more medals and trophies home!’”, said Motsumi.
The games will conclude on Friday, 31 March 2023.
