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minority groups to participate at the school sport programmes provided to all schools in Gauteng. A Provincial farm and rural schools festival was held on 19 October 2019 at the Vaal University of Technology, attracting a total of 900 participants (447 male and 453 female). The project aimed to provide learners from farm and rural communities with basic skills in different sporting codes. During this reporting period, Team Gauteng participated in national schools championships and festivals of various national games with a total of 694 learners (350 male and 344 female). • A total of 317 learners (152 male and 165 female) represented Team Gauteng at the national winter championship games held from 1-4 July 2019 at the University of KwaZulu Natal. The department coordinated the Indigenous Games (IG) for the district and provincial games in the codes Khokho, Morabaraba, Kgati and Jukskei. These games promote our culture, heritage and

provide a chance for young people to understand the ways of life for our forebears. At these games, Team Gauteng were crowned national champions. • The department selected a team of 50 athletes (25 male and 25 female) to participate in the provincial IG games on 3 August 2019 in Sedibeng at Vaal University of Technology. These athletes also represented Team Gauteng at the national indigenous games tournament which was held in Limpopo from 21–27 September 2019. Team Gauteng were the champions. • The department also coordinated Team Gauteng to participate in the national schools summer games championship held from 8-13 December 2019 at the University of Pretoria, Tshwane with a total of 327 learners (173 male and 154 female). The team was supported with all required logistics for their participation. Team Gauteng emerged as national champions among all nine provinces, thus, upholding the province’s slogan of “Home of Champions”.

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