{"id":54944,"date":"2024-08-13T10:27:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T08:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=54944"},"modified":"2024-08-13T10:27:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T08:27:12","slug":"supersport-launches-exciting-new-trackfield-schools-athletics-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=54944","title":{"rendered":"SuperSport launches exciting new Track+Field schools athletics series"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Schools Athletics will form the bedrock of the athletics revolution in the country with the launch of the Track+Field Series in Johannesburg on 25 July.\u00a0SuperSport, Athletics South Africa and SA Schools Athletics are leading the charge as they\u00a0embark on a mission to find the number one athletics school in the country.<\/p>\n

Track+Field is a knockout series involving the best high school athletes from all corners of\u00a0the country in pursuit of being crowned the number one athletics high school in South Africa.\u00a0The launch of the thrilling series is part of an exciting global revival of track and field, which is the flagship sport at the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

The announcement follows other innovations such as American legend Michael Johnson\u2019s\u00a0\u201cGrand Slam Track\u201d league starting in 2025 and the women\u2019s only Athlos track showpiece set to make its debut in September this year.\u00a0While these global events are focused on the elite athletes of the sport, the Track+Field series will tap into the riches of South Africa’s rising teenage stars.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>The series, which is open to all high schools across the country, is geared to unearth the\u00a0country\u2019s future global superstars by providing high schools with a platform to compete\u00a0against the best. The best schools from the nine regional events will compete in the Grand Final for the Track+Field crown.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/b>Boys and girls at Under-15, -17 and -19 levels will get to add to their school\u2019s success as\u00a0every point counts towards crowning the regional and overall Track+Field champions.\u201cAthletics is one of the most popular school sports in South Africa, both from a participation and supporter\u2019s perspective,\u201d said SuperSport CEO Rendani Ramovha.<\/p>\n

‘PROUD HISTORY’<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

“South Africa has a proud history of producing medals at global events at an age-group level and we believe the Track+Field Series will help in building champions.”\u00a0Highlighting the country\u2019s prowess in the sport at an age-group level, South Africa finished\u00a0on the medal table at the recent 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships with two gold, one silver, and two bronze.<\/p>\n

These athletes were all products of South Africa\u2019s school system. All four podium finishers \u2013gold medallists Lythe Pillay and Mine de Klerk, Benjamin Richardson and Brian Raats \u2013 have been selected to represent South Africa at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

“Reaching the Olympic Games is a testament to the talent that we have in South Africa,\u201d said James Moloi, President of Athletics South Africa\u00a0\u201cSchool sports plays a critical part in promoting social cohesion and instilling a love for health and fitness.”<\/p>\n

\u201cOur aim with Track+Field Series is to provide more rising youngsters with the opportunity to showcase their talents and produce the next generation of Olympians,\u201d said Mathew Quinn, Olympian, former SA sprint champion and Track+Field co-founder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Schools Athletics will form the bedrock of the athletics revolution in the country with the launch of the Track+Field Series in Johannesburg on 25 July.\u00a0SuperSport, Athletics South Africa and SA Schools Athletics are leading the charge as they\u00a0embark on a mission to find the number one athletics school in the country. Track+Field is a knockout […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":54946,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54944\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}