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Team SA ready to take on the world at 2014 Commonwealth Games

SASCOC president Gideon Sam announced an initial squad of 155 of South Africa's finest athletes to represent us in this year's Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow Scotland from 23 July to 3 August.

Sporting codes that team South Africa will contest at the Games are the following:  aquatics (including para-­ swimming), athletics (including para-­athletics), badminton,

boxing, cycling, gymnastics, hockey, judo, lawn bowls, netball,para-­powerlifting, rugby sevens, shooting, triathlon, weightlifting and wrestling.

"Today is yet another exciting day in the ongoing story of South African sport. Our athletes from around the country have responded magnificently to our strict criteria if we look at size of this team," said SASCOC president Gideon Sam

"Glasgow is going to be tough but also great fun. Our athletes will gain tremendously from these Games and judging by the teams already announced by Australia and Canada, it won't be a walk in the park for any one country. Our team is a well balanced team and if the coaches have put in the necessary hard work, we should once again be in the top group of medal winners, just as we have done at previous Games."

The swimming squad includes Roland Schoeman, a veteran of four Olympic Games. The line-up also includes 2012 Olympic gold medalists Cameron van der Burgh and Chad le Clos.

Keep an eye out for sprinter Simon Magakwe, who earlier this year set a South African 100m record of 9.98 seconds.

With the men's and women's hockey teams currently still doing battle at the World Cup in the Netherlands, the names for this code will be named on completion of the event.

 

The South African team include:

AQUATICS

Cameron van der Burgh, Chad le Clos, Bradley Tandy, Dylan Bosch, Myles Brown, Sebastien Rousseau, Roland Schoeman, Leith Shankland, Caydon Muller, Clayton Jimmie, Calvyn Justus, Darren Murray, Tara-lynn Nicholas, Karin Prinsloo, Erin Gallagher, Trudi Maree, Marne Erasmus, Rene Warnes, Marlies Ross, Jessica Ashley-Cooper

Management: Shawn Adriaanse (manager), Coaches: Graham Hill, Cedric Finch, Igor Omeltchenko, Wayne Riddin

Para-swimming: Craig Groenewald. Manager/coach: Theo Verster

ATHLETICS

Simon Magakwe, Akani Simbine, Wayde van Niekerk, Andre Olivier, Johan Cronje, LJ van Zyl, Cornel Fredericks, Zarck Visser, Ruswahl Samaai, Khotso Mokoena, Orazio Cremona, Rocco van Rooyen, Willem Coertzen, Fredriech Pretorius, Sunette Viljoen, Wenda Nel, Hendrico Bruintjies, Shawn De Jager, Victor Hogan, Anaso Jobodwana

Management: Motlatsi Keikabile, Coaches: Brandon Du Plessis, CarlPreller

Para-athletics: Fanie van der Merwe, Charl du Toit, Andrea Dalle Ave, Juanelie Meijer, Lean Simon.

Management: Karin le Roux (Manager/coach), Coach: Suzanne Ferreira

BADMINTON

Willem Viljoen, Andries Malan, Jacob Maliekal, Prakash Vijaynath, Jennifer Fry, Sandra le Grange, Elsie de Villiers.

Management: Stewart Carson (Manager/Coach)

BOXING

Ayabonga Sonjica, Thulani Mbenge, Siphiwe Lusizi, Luvuyo Sizani, Paul Schafer, Pathiswa Thingana.

Management: Nkosinathi Hlatshwayo (coach), Johan Prinsloo (Manager/Coach)

CYCLING

Ashleigh Moolman Pasio, Cherise Stander, Heidi Dalton, Lise Olivier, Anriette Schoeman, Andri Coetzee, Bernard Esterhuizen, Nolan Hoffman, Evan Carstens, Theuns vd Bank, Kellan Gouveris, Oupa Maluleke,  Morne Van Niekerk, Mariske Strauss, Phillip Buys

Management: Brett Coates (manager/MTB coach), Elrick Kulsen  (Coach/track), Dean Edwards (coach/road/time trial), Ruan Lochner (mechanic)

GYMNASTICS

Kirsten Beckett, Claudia Cummins, Bianca Mann, Cameron MacKenzie, Tiaan Grobler, Siphamandla Ngcobo, Siphesihle Biyase, Grace Legote, Aimee van Rooyen, Julene van Rooyen.

Management: Ilse Laing (Manager/coach), Coaches: Tatiana Lavrentchouk-Vizer , Jesse Abraham Kitzen-Abelson

HOCKEY

Men’s and women’s sides to be announced after completion of the World Cup in the Netherlands.

JUDO

Daniel le Grange, Siyabulela Mabulu, Jacques van Zyl, Zack Piontek, Tobie Snyman, Sinothando Mva.

Management: Ina van den Heever, (Manager), Vintcent Redpath (Coach)

LAWN BOWLS

Colleen Piketh, Tracy-Lee Botha, Susanna Nel, Susanna Steyn, Esme Steyn, Robert Donnelly, Gerald Baker, Josephus Jacobs, Jason Evans, Mmboniseni Neluonde

Para-bowls: Gyndolene Nel, Hermanus Scholtz, Geoffrey Newcombe, Johanna van Rooyen, Derrick Lobban, Roger Hagerty, Deon van de Vyver.

Management: Jessica Henderson (Manager), Martinus Fraser (Coach),Brian Sneag (Manager/para-bowls)

NETBALL

Adele Niemand, Bongiwe Msomi, Chrisna Bootha, Erin Burger, Lenize Potgieter, Karla Mostert, Kefiloe Tsotsetsi, Maryka Holtzhausen, Melissa Myburgh, Precious Mthembu, Zanele Mdodana, Zanele Vimbela.

Management: Kitiana Lekalakala (Manager), Coaches: Elizabeth Kotze (coach), Ilze Pheiffer

PARA-POWERLIFTING

Chantell Stierman. Management; Jan Flemming (Manager/Coach)

RUGBY SEVENS

Chris Dry, Schalk Brits, Frankie Horne, Kyle Brown, Branco du Preez, Cheslin Kolbe, Justin Geduld, Cecil Afrika, Bryan Habana, Seabelo Senatla, Cornal Hendricks, Warren Whitley

Management: Ashley Evert (Manager), Coaches: Neil Powell, Allan Temple Jones

SHOOTING

Alexander Coetzee, Johannes du Toit, Esmari van Reenen. Management: Bernand de Beer (Manager /Coach)

TRIATHLON

Richard Murray, Henri Schoeman, Wian Sullwald, Kate Roberts, Gillian Sanders. Manager: Lindsey Parry (Manager/Coach)

WEIGHTLIFTING

Portia Vries, Mona Pretorius, Anrich Phillips, Greg Shushu, Gordon Shaw. Management: Aveenash Pandoo (Manager/Coach)

WRESTLING

Bokang Masunyane, Marno Plaatjes, Terry van Rensburg, Gerald Meyer, Armando Hietbrink, Adem Digovich, Mpho Madi, Jeannie-Marie Coetzer, Norma Gordon, Zumicke Geringer, Refilwe Molongwane.

 

Management: Nico Coetzee (Manager/Coach), Esta van Zyl (Coach)

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