Grocott's Mail
  • NEWS
    • Courts & Crime
    • Features
    • Politics
    • People
    • Health & Well-being
  • SPORT
    • News
    • Results
    • Sports Diary
    • Club Contacts
    • Columns
    • Sport Galleries
    • Sport Videos
  • OPINION
    • Election Connection
    • Makana Voices
    • Deur ‘n Gekleurde Bril
    • Newtown… Old Eyes
    • Incisive View
    • Your Say
  • ARTSLIFE
    • Cue
    • Makana Sharp!
    • Visual Art
    • Literature
    • Food & Fun
    • Festivals
    • Community Arts
    • Going Places
  • OUR TOWN
    • What’s on
    • Spiritual
    • Emergency & Well-being
    • Safety
    • Civic
    • Municipality
    • Weather
    • Properties
      • Grahamstown Properties
    • Your Town, Our Town
  • OUTSIDE
    • Enviro News
    • Gardening
    • Farming
    • Science
    • Conservation
    • Motoring
    • Pets/Animals
  • ECONOMIX
    • Business News
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Personal Finance
  • EDUCATION
    • Education NEWS
    • Education OUR TOWN
    • Education INFO
  • Covid-19
  • EDITORIAL
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Trending
  • In the words of Nelson Mandela, “To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity”
  • Avbob 2023 Poetry Competition Winner: Sithembele Isaac Xhegwana of Makhanda
  • Flooding at the James Kleynhans Water Treatment Works
  • Avbob 2023 Poetry Competition Second Place: Jeannie Wallace McKeown of Makhanda
  • Residents of Extensions Nine, 10, Transit Camp, Phumlani and Enkanini voice discontent!
  • Makhanda Creatives Speak Out
  • Running towards a drug and alcohol-free Makhanda
  • What’s On 23 – 30 March
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Grocott's Mail
  • NEWS
    • Courts & Crime
    • Features
    • Politics
    • People
    • Health & Well-being
  • SPORT
    • News
    • Results
    • Sports Diary
    • Club Contacts
    • Columns
    • Sport Galleries
    • Sport Videos
  • OPINION
    • Election Connection
    • Makana Voices
    • Deur ‘n Gekleurde Bril
    • Newtown… Old Eyes
    • Incisive View
    • Your Say
  • ARTSLIFE
    • Cue
    • Makana Sharp!
    • Visual Art
    • Literature
    • Food & Fun
    • Festivals
    • Community Arts
    • Going Places
  • OUR TOWN
    • What’s on
    • Spiritual
    • Emergency & Well-being
    • Safety
    • Civic
    • Municipality
    • Weather
    • Properties
      • Grahamstown Properties
    • Your Town, Our Town
  • OUTSIDE
    • Enviro News
    • Gardening
    • Farming
    • Science
    • Conservation
    • Motoring
    • Pets/Animals
  • ECONOMIX
    • Business News
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Personal Finance
  • EDUCATION
    • Education NEWS
    • Education OUR TOWN
    • Education INFO
  • Covid-19
  • EDITORIAL
Grocott's Mail
You are at:Home»Uncategorized»Who will it be?
Uncategorized

Who will it be?

Busisiwe HohoBy Busisiwe HohoMay 13, 20101 Comment2 Mins Read
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email

The race is on to find Rhodes University’s Sports Personalities of the year. Every year Rhodes sports clubs are able to nominate two members they feel worthy of the title Sport Personality of the Year.

The race is on to find Rhodes University’s Sports Personalities of the year. Every year Rhodes sports clubs are able to nominate two members they feel worthy of the title Sport Personality of the Year.

The event, held by Rhodes University Sports Admin, promises a clean but competitive fight to the finish. Nominees present themselves to a panel of judges who score them according to criteria such as passion, involvement, service and leadership skills.

In accordance with the award’s title, however, nominees are judged mainly on their personalities, confidence and people skills.

This year’s judges are Candice Christie, senior lecturer in the Rhodes HKE Department; Tim Dold, managing director of PG Glass; and Schalk van der Merwe, manager of the Rat & Parrot.

After a five-minute interview with each judge, the applicants are scored and two winners are selected. Their names will be announced at the PG Glass Sports Personality of the Year evening, held in the Old Mutual Pavilion (OMP) Lounge at Sports Admin on 12 August.

Winners receive a sculpted glass trophy, sponsored by PG Glass. Last year’s winners were Tessa Poulos for aquatics and James Dillon for canoeing.

Each year’s dress-up theme provides just about as much entertainment as the announcement of the actual award. Last year’s theme was IPL and candidates dressed to-a-tee.

This year’s theme is Proudly South African, in the spirit of the World Cup. Starting today, Grocott’s Mail will feature each nominee over the next few weeks.

This week’s nominee is Claire Braithwaite. Braithwaite has been a committed member of the Rhodes Canoe Club for three years and is said to be a welcome and fun companion on the water.

Rhodes Canoe Club members say, “The long drives to canoe races are often spent listening to Braith regale us with funny stories and anecdotes.

I cannot imagine a better candidate for Rhodes Sports Personality 2010 than our very own Claire Braithwaite.”

Previous ArticleKingswood beats Hudson Park
Next Article Court move ‘a Grahamstown issue’
Busisiwe Hoho

Comments are closed.

Tweets by Grocotts
Newsletter



Listen

The Rhodes University Community Engagement Division has launched Engagement in Action, a new podcast which aims to bring to life some of the many ways in which the University interacts with communities around it. Check it out below.

Humans of Makhanda

Humans of Makhanda

Weather    |     About     |     Advertise     |     Subscribe     |     Contact     |     Support Grocott’s Mail

© 2023 Maintained by School of Journalism & Media Studies.

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.