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Fiat Auto South Africa in
conjunction with the City of Johannesburg (Region 10 Sports
& Recreation Department) will host the inaugural Fiat School
Games 2006 which will take place tomorrow at the newly
completed Fiat Sports Centre in Meadowlands, Soweto. The
Fiat Sports Centre, developed over the past three years, now
boasts facilities to host athletics [including high jump and
long jump], soccer, netball, basketball and volleyball.
In the first-ever Fiat School
Games, 14 schools will participate in the five sporting
codes. (Eleven local schools will be joined by three
invitation schools from Limpopo, Eldorado and Alexandra.)
Over 1200 children - all kitted out in uniform - will
participate in the games with more than 100 officials and
organizational staff presiding over the day. Equipment to
the value of R55 000 such as balls, chronometers, and
whistles will be made available for use on the day. 3600
meals will be provided throughout the event with over 4 000
bottles of liquid refreshments for the participants. 400
medals will be presented with each participant receiving a
certificate, confirming their participation in the event.
The Fiat School Games is a
way to celebrate the transformation of what was essentially
a rubbish dump, into a first-class sports’ facility. This
amazing transformation was made possible thanks to the
generous support of a number of Italian Companies including
CTM (Ceramic Tile Market), Marble Classic and the
Associazione del’Amicizia. In addition, the support Fiat has
received from Iveco, Magnetti Marelli and Jaz Logistics has
been fundamental to launching these first school games. |
